Aggrieved Chagossians must be heard in negotiations between the UK and Mauritius about who owns the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The issues hark back to a series of deals involving the UK, Mauritius and the US, where Chagossians were forcibly...
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Nevertheless he did say that Mauritius was reluctant to use the term “Chagos people” – as HRW very explicitly does in its report – as that implied that the Chagossians had a right to independence. Asked if there were significant differences between the interests of Mauritius and those of the Chagossians in this matter, he suggested that there was no single Chagossian interest as the community had become so divided. He said many Chagossians seemed to have settled there.
Meetarbhan believes the UK may be aiming to resolve the sovereignty dispute with Mauritius as part of a broader security framework for that strategic part of the Indian Ocean. He notes that in his 3 November 2022 statement, Cleverly, for the first time, recognised India’s interest in the issue, also adding a security dimension. He said an agreement would allow the UK and Mauritius to significantly strengthen their cooperation on Indian Ocean security, working with key regional allies.
It could also act as a cover for Mauritius having given away territory to the US – and to India, to which Mauritius seems to have secretly ceded the Agalega islands 1,000km to the north – for military purposes. Uteem suggests India is being roped in as an ally of Mauritius to strengthen its claim against the Maldives on its maritime jurisdiction over the waters around the Chagos islands.
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