Chagos

Chaos in the Chagos: empire, exile and the islands caught between superpowers

Displaced islanders, rival claims and a rules-based order under siege.

Muizzu asserts Maldives has "strongest claim" to Chagos sovereignty

Trump and Chagossians also oppose UK handover to Mauritius.

UK Chagos handover sinks Maldives hopes of reclaiming southern waters

Campaign promise to reverse tribunal judgment became legally impossible.

Leaked draft agreement opens possibility for US base in Maldives

Maldives to face UN committee over continental shelf extension

Marine reserve a plan to keep out ‘Man Fridays’ and ‘sea gypsies’, reveals leaked US cable

Maldives takes on UK in high seas legal drama