Chagos Betrayed

SNS: In a world increasingly shaped by geopolitical flashpoints, the recent sovereignty transfer of the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom to Mauritius may appear, on the surface, to be a noble act of decolonisation. Yet beneath this veneer lies a troubling compromise ~ one that satisfies neither many of the displaced Chagossians nor meets the ethical standards expected of modern liberal democracies.

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At the heart of this deal is Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago and home to a highly strategic UK-US military base. For nearly five decades, this remote atoll in the Indian Ocean has functioned as a linchpin for Western military operations, particularly those spanning Asia.