UK PM Starmer blocks Trump from using RAF bases to strike Iran amid escalating tensions: ReportUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reportedly blocked Donald Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran, citing concerns over international...
20 Feb, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
US delegation to visit Mauritius for security pact talks, Diego Garcia baseA US delegation will visit Mauritius to discuss a security partnership and cooperation in the Indian Ocean. This comes as the UK transfers ...
09 Feb, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Trump's Chagos remark can be fresh flashpoint in Indo-US tiesIn a recent statement, US President Donald Trump expressed his disapproval of the UK's choice to transfer the Chagos Islands back to Maurit...
27 Jan, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Indian-origin UK official faces scrutiny over Chagos dealAn Indian-born British civil servant, Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan, is facing backlash for his role in negotiating the controversial...
27 Jan, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Where are the Chagos Islands, and why this tiny archipelago holds huge global importanceBritain transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, securing a 99-year lease for the crucial US military base on Diego Garc...
20 Jan, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
India, Mauritius agree to develop and monitor Chagos Marine Protected AreaIndia has unveiled a $680 million economic package for Mauritius, including redevelopment of Port Louis harbour and the Chagos Marine Prote...
27 Oct, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Will work on trading in local currency, says PM Modi during talks with Mauritius PM RamgoolamIndia and Mauritius are not just partners but family, PM Modi said. Mauritius is an important pillar of India's Neighbourhood First policy ...
11 Sep, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
This deal can trigger a new India-China power playThe UK's agreement to cede the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius presents India with a strategic opportunity in the Indian Ocean. This move a...
08 Jun, 2025, 01.01 PM IST
India welcomes signing of treaty between Mauritius & UKIndia has welcomed the treaty signed between the United Kingdom and Mauritius, which ensures the return of sovereignty over the Chagos Arch...
22 May, 2025, 09.31 PM IST
UK court puts last-minute block on a deal to hand Chagos islands to MauritiusA British court halted the U.K.'s planned transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius just before the signing. The agreeme...
22 May, 2025, 01.07 PM IST
With India's help, UK agrees to sovereignty of Mauritius over Diego GarciaThe United Kingdom agrees to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. India and the United States support this. The US ...
04 Oct, 2024, 12.42 AM IST
UK hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in deal to secure US baseBritain agrees to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining control of the strategic Diego Garcia military ba...
03 Oct, 2024, 05.27 PM IST
India keeps watch on Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth's US visit agendaThere is an ongoing dispute over the sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago - which includes Diego Garcia - in the Indian Ocean. The island ...
17 Dec, 2022, 10.48 PM IST
No plan to house India military base, Mauritius saysEarlier this week, news broadcaster Al Jazeera reported on the construction of an airstrip and two jetties to house an Indian military base...
05 Aug, 2021, 03.29 PM IST
India backs Mauritius claim on Chagos Archipelago at International Court of JusticeThe historical aspects of the matter in question do clearly establish the Chagos Archipelago being part of the Mauritian territory to the e...
06 Sep, 2018, 07.22 AM IST
- UK secret files show how US built Diego Garcia base
The foreign office, in fact, advised its representatives at the United Nations to describe the islanders as "contract laborers" hired to wo...
19 Apr, 2012, 09.18 AM IST
- Russian origin military plane violates Indian airspace
A military cargo aircraft AN-124 of Russian origin carrying ammunitions and five persons on board tonight intruded into Indian airspace and...
20 Jun, 2009, 12.25 AM IST