Britain Returns Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Why Now? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Britain Returns Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Why Now? | Vantage with Palki Sharma
The UK is returning Chagos Islands to Mauritius after more than half a century. Chagos is a cluster of strategically important islands in the Indian Ocean. The largest among them is Diego Garcia, which became a military base for the UK and the US when Mauritius, a former British colony, was forced to give up the islands in exchange for their independence in 1968. Over the past few years, there has been mounting pressure on the UK to surrender from several nations, including India. And finally, the US is handing over the sovereignty of the islands. Why does it matter? What does the deal say?
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[@balajilakshmikumar]

UK has its own hedache with the peaceful community in their maintained 😂😂😂

[@Biztalkcontrolcenter]

hahah

[@user-wi6cz4hh5b]

Very peaceful neighbours 😂

[@Bangtaneu]

Read what you wrote again Are you drunk??🙄😌

[@ak2790-k6o]

That’s a global problem

[@tnemeganam1]

you never accepted shudras as your own. imposed breast tax on low cast and what you did to your widows and allowed priest to use them for their own desires. Maha bharat killed thousands for a woman.

[@Dihorse371]

Palki, you missed the most important point: US got a 99 year lease on the island, ie nothing has changed.

[@wegap2012]

Wow, thats way Biden is so happy. Palki just happy to give credit to India

[@sreejitg3333]

They can very well nullify the lease agreement I feel, because the lease agreement was literally forced down upon Mauritius.

[@karmauserid1686]

Report talks about the deal of 99 years @3:14

[@aquamon17]

Things have changed for Mauritians. Indians should worry about the Chinese border, and leave Mauritians to take care of our own business.

[@onkarkulkarni24]

It's about the sovereignty, We all know who controls it, It's the US, always has been, they leased it from UK but now atleast the money shall go to Mauritius. UK OUT Mauritius In But UNCLE SAM IS ALWAYS THERE!

[@reybis3016]

Clear victory to Mauritius. Thank you India.

[@user-gp9mk7wm1s]

99 years lease. Nothing has changed. Clear victory? It is like 99 years Kowloon New Territories lease in 1898.

[@RobN-x4j]

What? Does India matter in the solution? Lol

[@szzzz..1760]

​@@RobN-x4jmost significant population of Mauritius are indian immigrants and many ministers in Mauritius parliament are of indian origin and indian govt pressurized uk to give up colonial rule ... So yes it's because of india

[@Beyonder1987]

Thank India? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Tbone1492]

This is China new island

[@brianholihan5497]

Great to hear. Mauritius is one of the friendliest countries I've ever visited. People invited me right off the street into their homes. Now, UK, how about returning the $43 trillion you stole from India?

[@StormaLorda]

lol

[@JeanPhilippeMatetaPalace]

you're British yourself mate 😉

[@brianholihan5497]

@@JeanPhilippeMatetaPalace What made you conclude that? I'm American.

[@kostezra4741]

​​​@@brianholihan5497you americans should give your land back to mexico, and make hawaii, Puerto Rico independent and many other islands the US took. And probably give all your land to native americans. That sounds fair to you?

[@Nomadicmillennial92]

Ask Rishi Sunak, I’m sure he and his fellow British Citizens of Indian heritage will be willing to find the odd trillion to donate to their ancestral homeland.

[@unnikrishnanpillai2533]

Lost GLORY of Bharat is returning under a great leader. Jai Bharat

[@vijayaprabu6669]

Mental?! Watched the news properly?!

[@Timur-h8q]

😂😂 international court order. It will be in water in 100 years

[@funtroYt]

​@@Timur-h8q 🤡

[@cornastoga2633]

Finally our Chagosian brothers and sisters will return home❤

[@thinkwithaportal]

No, it will probably be given to China.

[@SC-RGX7]

​@@thinkwithaportal definitely not. China's predatory land acquisition doesn't really go well with Mauritius. Several African countries are suffering because of this.

[@BrianairSimulation]

@@thinkwithaportal China has nothing to do with this

[@jonhadley-zx2iu]

@@thinkwithaportal LOL

[@dornierdo2172]

@@SC-RGX7 What you think Mauritius is able to stand up to China? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kennethokumu6375]

France should now follow suit and return Reunion Islands and all the other clusters of Islands annexed from Comoros back to the people of Comoros Islands

[@vineetgupta4391]

first gave france something in return like UK got which is not reported instead used word diplomacy

[@Bangtaneu]

Good luck with that

[@KIM-xl6zs]

​​@@vineetgupta4391give it what, is it their land.

[@kennethokumu6375]

@@Bangtaneu That day is coming... Soon

[@aftabmohammedify]

The French are not going to give away anything easily . Not in their DNA. The Algerian war is the perfect example of how nasty that war ended its occupation.

[@TEAMMAURICE]

Congratulations to Mauritius!

[@Bangtaneu]

@@TEAMMAURICE What makes you think they are happy about this ! You don't know any Mauritian ppl. Do you!?

[@OptimusPrime-lo6ge]

​@@Bangtaneu This is a great victory for all Mauritians. Everyone was happy to hear the news.

[@dornierdo2172]

​@@OptimusPrime-lo6geThe islands never belonged to Mauritius they where uninhabited when we turned up try reading a book 🤡

[@OptimusPrime-lo6ge]

@@dornierdo2172 If the islands do not belong to us, then why did the UK give it back ? Also, I wonder how defeat tastes. Must be bitter.

[@dornierdo2172]

@@OptimusPrime-lo6ge The US has a 99 year lease so not a problem what defeat are you talking about you self loathing 🤡

[@shantanukumar3524]

Even after looting for 200 years they are bankrupt but still they have same attitude like British empire with empty hand 😂

[@rob12x56]

Lmao indian coping is really amazing 😂😂😂 Uk was bankrupt 70 years ago. Now it's in far better position.

[@Tbone1492]

Starmer is the weakest PM in UK's history

[@aghilp3768]

Trillions of our wealth looted by a thief

[@Brobear786]

More than quadrillion because money doubles

[@dean9235]

The wealth in this country is looted by the government for the few extremely rich. Most of the UK is poor.

[@robdass137]

Have they, UK and USA, relinquished, sovereignty of the Archipel to Mauritius, while keeping sovereignty over Diego Garcia fr another 99 yrs??.

[@Rob_F8F]

Diego Garcia belongs to Mauritius. The US is leasing it for 99 years.

[@robdass137]

@@Rob_F8F. While maintaining sovereignty over Diego Garcia the main island, fr 99 yrs. The US base will remain operational fr another 99 yrs. The approach to the Diego Garcia will have strict boundaries and out limits to all.

[@kbarlow81]

@@Rob_F8Fno it's not it's still under UK an US control for at least 99 years which will turn out to be more

[@olivierbolton8683]

@@Rob_F8F These islands belong to no one...DODO!

[@MrEmmanueldje]

Because they sold it for nukes ! The uk doesn’t have nukes! And they need to give it back ! All is Africa land! They need to give it back !

[@Daseeker4895]

It is costing the UK extra money to keep that place, and the UK is becoming more poorer, otherwise they wouldn't have let it go.

[@Pulikaeshi]

Very soon England could become Englishstan 😂

[@Daseeker4895]

@@Pulikaeshi 😂

[@dil2370]

The UK has the fifth strongest economy on the planet, hardly poor! The UK doesn’t need to hang onto other countries for its wealth generation, that’s why they were let go of

[@Daseeker4895]

@@dil2370 You're living in your own bubble world. I think it's time to wake up!

[@dil2370]

@@Daseeker4895 No thats you.

[@sajithkumar2923]

British must give compensation to Mauritius

[@retfordshop506]

Mauritius has already received compensation. We put in all the Infrastructure.

[@richarddavidjohn6803]

Why? it has never been a part of Mauritius! The moneys given to Mauritius in the past was given to re home Chargos islanders not buy the islands. The islands which were uninhabited at first, they were French until 1810 then British. The islanders them selves were workers on plantation which were closed because they weren’t making money.

[@TheFluffyKitty]

​@@richarddavidjohn6803Bad history. The Chagos were a dependency of Isle de France which later became Mauritius. The Chagossians already lived there for almost century before the British came. By the time Mauritius became independent, almost 250 years have passed and the Chagossians already developed their own culture, music and food. The Chagossians have been a nation of people for way longer than modern lsraeI. Yet the British brutally evicted them to build a base. Many were even deprived from seeing their buried family members. It's time to return them home.

[@josiahcharlemagne4961]

That still unfair about the 99 years for the military base to remain there

[@MohitKumar-nj8ms]

I am sure Mauritius govt will renegotiate the lease agreement

[@jethiya7990]

Wow 👌 how great that in 21st century western countries still have colonies and they talk about Freedom, democracy and human rigjts 😂😂😂 one more joke please

[@Bangtaneu]

@jethiya7990 You are an utter fool. A Protectorate is not💡 a Colony numpty & EVERY COUNTRY IN THE 56💡 COUNTRY COMMONWEALTH CHOOSES TO BE PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH Numpty 🤣

[@PeterPan-w7l]

To be honest its the hate of jealousy. Every other nation in history had done or would have done the same as UK. Reason why they didnt was that western nations were the first industrial powers on earth. It could have been every nation on earth. Just a matter of luck. Would you give something back that gives you an advantage and may fall in enemy hands if you let it go? I would say "at least 21st century western countries" try to do the right thing. There are a lot of non western countries that dont even try to do it right and had never tried.

[@LouisLoup]

The islands were always Mauritian. The issue is that the Mauritian party agreed to the US base on the island, which is wrong. The base must be closed immediately, and the return of the Diago Gargians return home without a single US on the island.

[@SumuJames]

They've never actually been Mauritian. This is a first.

[@digitalexpressions]

Mauritius is 1300 miles away

[@indiafirst3676]

​@@SumuJames ICJ had ruled way back in 2019 that UK should return Chagos islands back to Mauritius. If US/UK want a military base there then they have officially sign a lease agreement and pay to Mauritius

[@SumuJames]

@@indiafirst3676 It has still never been owned or governed by Mauritius. The link between the two was only made because that's where the islanders were removed to. It's never been part of Mauritius before ever in history. It's being given to Mauritius, not given back to them.

[@prasanamcdonald7991]

Be careful what you wish for! China is a worse master!! They have infiltrated most of Asia with vast investments and the countries have been so excited for this money that they have not explained the small print to their people. You are in for a big surprise. Good luck.

[@maveRickduh-rk4io]

Give us our 45 trillion usd reperations of loot.😡

[@lecturesfromleeds614]

45 trillion, what bullshit dribble! Anyway, the Rothschilds spent a lot of that looted gold on Israel. Some of which may have came from Britain to begin with, when the Romans looted Welsh gold and traded it away to India for spices

[@JeanPhilippeMatetaPalace]

stop believing everything you read.

[@StormaLorda]

give us back all our trains, roads, buildings and stop using electricity or the internet, stop speaking our language, and learn to poo in the toilet not in the streets, stop scamming pensioners, stop stealing our fkn jobs, how about you do all that first then we talk yeah?

[@Keeladian]

You saw 45 trillion was looted.... from which part of India? SOUTH or NORTH?

[@piyushpandey5978]

Not now! Modi will loan it to Adani and Ambani or revive those billionaires who lost their wealth like he revived Anil Ambani who was in debt by showing his middle finger to HAL in Rafael deals.

[@redfoxcambronero8471]

Why return Diego Garcia Island it is too far from Mauritius and strategic for US & UK forces, if return it will be good to China , India and Russia to get into, dont do it.....

[@PaulWilliams-e6h]

Maybe they want to return MH317

[@hubreydavid7864]

They are after the South china Sea, now nobody to fight against on those islands in Africa.

[@shayanraj7840]

But this island doesn't seem to be part of African continent but rather Indian continent (seeing the underwater subcontinent).

[@ogbonnaechefunachukwu8223]

Do you even listen to yourself at all

[@user-gp9mk7wm1s]

Zelinsky should learn from Mauritius. Settle for a 99 years lease of 50% Ukraine territory to Russia in exchange for peace. The PM of Mauritius will soon be awarded peace nobel prize. Zelinsky can be same.

[@tamaracoita4580]

You talk nonsense .. Putin doesn’t want Ukraine 🇺🇦 , Ukraine 🇺🇦 is only a step in his path to Europe

[@Javier77040]

That's a dangerous thinking, I mean what you say is everyone can invade India and take territory by force and India should give it to the invader and be on "peace"... Imagine all countries do same, all can invade and claim peace and do this agreements

[@mamtashukla6350]

See situation between India and Ukraine is different. India already has a massive infrastructure which Ukraine lacked before war and after that US gave them everything Also see the difference if china is no. 3 then India is no. 4 in military ranking , not much difference, whereas Ukraine didn't came in top 50 while Russia was no. 2​ Also India has far more industrial and economic capabilities than Ukraine And at last India has so many nukes that even if we fire all of them on our own land then also we will be able to wipe out existence of life from earth which Ukraine lacks@@Javier77040

[@issmgun69]

Bravo to our Prime Minister and his team. Thank you Honourable Pravind Kumar Jugnauth Prime Minister of Mauritius and our Government. Also our warmest thanks to our friend India and Modi ji for your support all way long in our fight for our legitimate right. Long live our friendship and ties. My thanks also goes to all our friendly nations who supported our cause. Love from Mauritius.

[@MohitKumar-nj8ms]

Congratulations from India and take care of your island well❤

[@jonhadley-zx2iu]

Except for Diego Garcia which US is still in control of

[@manthanpatel6295]

Yes for 99 years lease ...

[@ralfbaechle]

I don't know the history but at a glance it's surprising this island actually now belongs to Mauritius which is really far away. Time to read up on history!

[@ddb0831]

@@ralfbaechle it always belonged to Mauritius. The British refused to give it up when they gave Mauritius independence. Typical colonialism bullying.

[@PJH13]

​@@ddb0831 It has never belonged to Mauritius, it belongs to the Chagossians who were brought there as slaves. They have sadly been cut out of this process because many didn't want Mauritius anymore than they wanted the UK. The reason Mauritius believes it has a legal claim, is because both of them were administered by the same British colonial office. They're essentially using the colonial era borders to justify taking the Chagossians' land

[@dyawr]

Yeah, I also think they're pretty far away. Seychelles seems closer, for example.

[@reybis3016]

​@@PJH13yeah as if your mom wrote the agreement back then

[@ddb0831]

@@PJH13 No, it was always clubbed with Mauritius with Mauritius being the main island and administered as “one country”. You can’t change the rules now to spite Mauritius which is what Britain did when they granted Mauritius independence.

[@EzioAuditoreDaFirenze99]

The UK wanted rid of the islands because migrants have shown up there from Sri Lanka and there is a humanitarian and legal crisis that has been occuring for over three years, with people living in terrible conditions on the military base in tents. The majority of Chagossians can trace their routes back to the largest island, Diego Garcia, which nobody is allowed to inhabit now for 99 years at least. The US has a 99 year lease on the island, and the other atolls don't have airports, docks, protection from tropical storms, any land suitable for agriculture or any existing habitation. All this has done is that it has increased the maritime territory of Mauritius so that they can have more fishing rights, and it has ensured that the UK is not responsible for the migrant problem. It has also ensured that the illegal occupation of Diego Garcia continues indefinitely.

[@shaunm8692]

“Colonial gaslighting “😂😂😂more like Firstpost gaslighting

[@asakurayoh3909]

UK should give their land to the Irish people.

[@kostezra4741]

You know that northern ireland is majority protestant and still wants to be apart of the uk, while the rest of ireland is catholic that wants indpendence.

[@euphoriaggaminghd]

But the people there want to live in the UK

[@The.Dude.Fantastic69]

Why should we give up our country to Ireland? That sounds like you don’t like the United Kingdom.

[@dorinanedu9971]

The Chagos people need to be able to return to their homeland of Diego Garcia and compensated for their expulsion.

[@trekpac2]

Leaving Diego Garcia to the US? So it is a pretty empty win!

[@manthanpatel6295]

No usa got base for 99 lease

[@dorinanedu9971]

Injustice continues as they are not able to return to their homeland of Diego Garcia.

[@reybis3016]

Its a step in the right direction. The time will come.

[@rali-cassim2733]

So these islands are like Hawaii to the British? They just took it and made it a huge arsenal. 🤔

[@AaRr-bn3xx]

If you like, the Angles from Denmark and the Saxons from Germany took (colonised) Brittannia from the Celts (native British tribes) and turned it into an island fortress called Great Britain 🇬🇧 which later resisted the Spanish Armada 🇪🇸 Napoleon 🇫🇷 and Hitler

[@Ededdneddy9]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@AaRr-bn3xxYou really need to read a history book, the celts were not native Brits, they conquered the region by arriving from northern Spain. The romans then conquered England and wales from the celts while other areas like Scotland (where I’m from) gradually integrated with the romans. And in Ireland their traditions were eventually replaced with Christian beliefs and customs In the 5th century Roman Britannia was annexed by Germanic tribes, who divided up the English and Welsh lands into different kingdom’s. None of these kingdoms were referred to as Great Britain, that term was created in 1707 when the formal unification of Scotland and England happened and was an homage to the romans

[@AaRr-bn3xx]

@@Ededdneddy9 I think you're nit picking just to show how cleaver you think you are... If the Celts weren't the native Britons who do you propose ?

[@Ededdneddy9]

@@AaRr-bn3xx What u said was very misleading. You portrayed Britain as one entity when it’s 4 different countries and you mislabelled it as a colony which it never was. As well as giving it all the credit for defeating Napoleon and Hitler. And the Celts were Germanic, they migrated west to France and then Spain and Portugal before sailing up to the British isles. There were native peoples in the lands that are now Britain and Ireland (these are the people that built Stonehenge and other Neolithic sites) but they were largely killed off by the Celts who invaded

[@AaRr-bn3xx]

@@Ededdneddy9 Brittannia was certainly a colony under the Romans and it was effectively colonised by the Angles and the Saxons who did not originate from the big island we now call Great Britain... Or in French La Grande Bretagne... The big Bretagne as opposed to the small one in France where les Bretons or Britons lived... The Bretons being Celts like the ones in Gallicia, Wales and Ireland...

[@lecturesfromleeds614]

I've seen protests by the islanders that now live in London waiving British flags, apparently the wishes of the people were completely ignored? I think the people wanted a sort of independence and not to be govered by Mauritius?

[@JoeExperia-ps7uk]

I agree should go to chagossian

[@aigeneratedwauigi2696]

Should of let the people return and kept it a British territory until it could govern itself

[@RoseSouffrant-s1w]

When the US is going to return "La Navase " to the islande of Haiti ...

[@ASmithee67]

Interesting.... according to Wiki the Mauritians were EMPTY island that became a British sugar cane colony in the 1600's. As part of that colony, the Brits expanded to the EMPTY Chagos Islands, a good 1000 miles away. Nothing really joining the two areas other than Brits being efficient and combining all their Indian Ocean islands under one administration. I can see the Chagos Islanders wanting independence. They're the locals (or were until kicked out). I don't understand the claim of Mauritian on the Chagos. Oh well, best of luck.

[@diligenceeke3023]

It's a common tactic. Hand it over to easily controlled people (Mauritius) and use them as puppet masters.

[@ardi08]

Because Chagos Islands is quite nearby of Mauritius (if UK is so far away can claimed it why Mauritius which is much closer can't?)

[@vineetgupta4391]

its exactly ho modern world works ....how native US were mostly killed , how india claims islands where rarest untouched native tribe people lives becoz if not others will claim

[@Kbus0022]

Just like the Isle of Wight and the Faroe islands are part of the uk, the Chagos islands were part of Mauritius. Simple.

[@Bangtaneu]

​@@ardi08 Are you drunk, What are you saying! Do you know any Mauritians? Only they LOVE to be part of the Commonwealth & MANY MAURITIANS LIVE HERE I know many! 🙄😌🙏🏻🇬🇧

[@sumukhswildlife]

Not long far from now, sea levels are rising, good move Handing over the island. 😅

[@anthonymurray972]

How can Britain return a island to someone who never had owned it ?

[@Arabi-Rasgulle-ka-Gulla]

You know nothing jhon snow about island people of chagos

[@TheFluffyKitty]

When Mauritius was a French colony called Isle de France, the Chagos islands were a dependency of the French administration in Mauritius. By the Treaty of Paris of 1814, France ceded Mauritius and its dependencies to the United Kingdom after the latter invaded and defeated the French.

[@ColinAnderson-j6s]

Result of a weak, unpopular UK prime minister

[@ibinfo-tube5063]

Given back yet with 99 years deal to stay 😂😂

[@maxyogi]

Why now? Because Britain has exhausted all other options (outside Space) and Believes... KALM is connected to Mauritius in some way.

[@tivo3720]

Congratulations 🎉 from India 🇮🇳

[@achiever8803]

The point is that why now they gave because now to checkmate india they have Bangladesh island so they dont think this as important but still to show power projection US maintain 99 lease am damn sure in Bangladesh they gonna make military base that why they relaxed this island..

[@vineetgupta4391]

exactly and they also give lolipop to India & Mauritius to think their diplomacy efforts worked like after WW2 india n many countries follow

[@CarlandCrez]

Never belonged to Mauritius, no one from Mauritius has ever lived on the Island

[@TheFluffyKitty]

Learn your history. The Chagos were a dependency of Isle de France, which later became Mauritius, and we're administrated by it until the British invaded and captured Isle de France in 1810 and its dependencies in 1814. Native Chagossians lived there before the British and have developed their own culture, music, food and cuisine which is intrinsically linked to Mauritius. Yet they have been forcefully and brutally evicted from their homes by the British when Mauritius became independent. It's time to correct this injustice. Mauritius is also a safe and free secular liberal democracy with high standards of living and much better food than the UK (see Mark Weins's latest videos)

[@beautiful00786]

Going back to The Kingdom concept will be the best idea🇬🇧💓🇬🇧🇮🇳🇵🇰

[@TejaDurgi]

Dream about it.

[@DarshanMRaikar]

Would like to if you give equal rights and put Indians above you

[@uh5770]

"F*ck around & find out"

[@MohitKumar-nj8ms]

In a few decades pakistan will set up an empire of their own in UK and the King will report directly to pak military chief 😂

[@surojeetchatterjee]

Yes there will be Londonistan/Londonabia in UK

[@oliverhanyulu7009]

And a lot of people died, their children may not be aware of their land in Chagos islands. America has never directly colonized anyone but they colonized a lot of nations indirectly.

[@ranjith9656]

The audacity to say it makes british look weak Maybe better words could be ,ashamed and guilty for stealing territory that didnt belong to them in the first place It begs the question to uk,Having a colonial hangover ?

[@StormaLorda]

*conquered Your country never fought someone else and took things ever? stfu

[@thinkwithaportal]

Whatever country you're from has a history of colonialism.

[@tigading2177]

Unfortunately UK govt has stealing and l00ting for so long, they think it is legal to do so and felt unjust when asked to return stolen goods. That is pretty much sums up UK history and culture, you should take a look in the British Museum, just like a warehouse filled with stolen goods from all around the world.

[@kas7777]

They probably sucked out all of the resources out of them islands before handing it back

[@vineetgupta4391]

exactly something in news missing or maybe why Bangladesh PM removed becoz of island access for US military base so maybe now they will shift their base to those island

[@paragkale1159]

Returning Chagos islands to Mauritius but retaining the Diego Garcia base for 99 years may not be the ideal solution, but it not only recognizes the sovereign authority of Mauritius over the islands but would substantially increase its exclusive economic zone which would stretch out to 200 kms in all directions into the sea. The Mauritian government deserves to be congratulated for taking a pragmatic stand. The strategic importance is not to be scoffed at.

[@mainaunt4447]

This not belong to India

[@MohitKumar-nj8ms]

And when did india claim it?. Stop smoking used toilet paper 😂

[@anuragpatil4073]

India doesn't claim it

[@darwinodriscoll7750]

I’m getting annoyed that my country can’t focus on our own citizens but can focus on cause wars around the planet like America. We have a high level record homeless population that hasn’t been seen since the 40s😑😑

[@ggunga7764]

Well done Mauritius

[@ChronicTheHempHog-mf3nh]

Chagos Islanders are not happy about this 😂

[@MrAmhara]

Britain has other African colonies, St Helena, Tristan De Cunha , Asunción ect

[@maurya_empire-e6v]

Really even today?

[@thinkwithaportal]

You should look at France's colonies.

[@mindblast3901]

And they are happy with that like Gibraltar Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory : one of the remaining former colonies which have not yet asked for independence, and wish specifically to retain their link with the United Kingdom. For Tristan, the link dates back to 1816 The UK is responsible for the territory's defense, international relations, and internal security

[@PJH13]

@@thinkwithaportal Yh, the reason this kind of stuff happens with the UK and not with France though is the UK said gave most of its territories self governance whereas e.g. French Guyana is officially fully part of France with members of parliament and no self governance. From an UN law perspective that gives them a stronger argument to keep them

[@mikesands4681]

Those three islands in Atlantic were probably not indigenously populated

[@Los_Altos_Mapper_89]

Oh my god ,this moment is historical

[@emikomina]

Tell Russia to return Sakhalin and Kuril to JAPAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ati-Maharathi]

Diego Garcia is leased for 99 years to US, that means US have to pay for it to Mauritius. Its a win for Mauritius. India ❤ Mauritius.

[@truthandjusticeareonlyword63]

How many of those displaced 50 years ago are still around?? What is the cost about displacement who is paying it?? To whom?

[@WandaVision19]

Empathisers of British Empire are not happy in comment section 😂😂😂😂

[@wramper]

Are there any conditions??? I hope that Mauritius charges $20 billion US in annual lease

[@oreilly1237878]

The Chagos Islands belong to the Chagossians and should be given back to them This is a disgrace.

[@rajendrakalari9467]

U.S will not give up Diego Garcia even after the said 99 years lease. Just like Guantanamo Bay of Cuba.

[@9grand]

Vive ile Maurice 🇲🇺

[@neo26]

Great Job to all involved in the negotiations. Falkland Islands are next. Hope our Argentinian brothers are taking note.

[@TerryTerryTerry]

The Chagos Island residents want to remain British.

[@marshalljulie3676]

So they can have the island back as long as the military base can remain? Is that really giving it back or are they just looking for more workers on the island and trying to disguise it?

[@Rayjack-m9o]

What about the Andaman Islands when will India return them ?

[@locusstandi8329]

The British returned Andaman Islands to India.

[@uh5770]

@@locusstandi8329 Ig it was Japanese*

[@surojeetchatterjee]

Andaman is in its rightful owner. It's part of India.

[@Fusianwnw]

Port blair is liberated from british and named sri vijaya puram a holy hindu land

[@Ballu_exHockeyPlayer]

😂😂😂😂😂 that was a hilarious joke... Crack one more.... 😂😂😂

[@limpethead]

Britain surrounded Chagos with a protective nature reserve, to keep it beautiful. That will quickly disappear, and it will become a massive polluted tip.

[@bhratdaswani6560]

Mauritius prob threatened to build a Chinese base on their island if they didn't hand it over

[@mohammadrezasheikmanoga6792]

Minus the military base The rental money for the UK as usual And the asylum seekers for Mauritius 😅

[@lecturesfromleeds614]

The Islands themselves were never important for the British empire, it's only importance was its location for military purposes, and its still basically retained that 🤷 This is more of a symbolic win for Mauritius

[@priyashmukherjee3015]

*LOVE YOU MAURITIUS*

[@cyb-m]

now India will take it, coz our special relationship with Mauritius.

[@csomanathchakrapani7521]

Indian resurgence ❤️

[@joebaia1641]

When will the UN demand the release for the independence of New Caledonia to the Kanaky's from France???

[@paul5961]

MADNESS ,STARMER ,SHAME ON YOU

[@human8454]

UK should return Falkland also

[@arunj.gnanarathinam1412]

Go back to school & learn some history. The Brits had Falklands before Argentina became a country.

[@bombcase]

​@@arunj.gnanarathinam1412why r u sucking Brits?

[@gherkamum]

Massive Mistake By Starmer.😡 UK🇬🇧 need's control of Chagos Islands..

[@sc3304]

Goal! China's now free to set up their own military base on the Chagos islands

[@user-xk3qp3zm8f]

"Apologized". How very nice? After centuries. And more. Amazing. Maybe. Maybe not. : )

[@MinakMotiyani]

The empire has fallen soon it will have no significance in geopolitics

[@republicofhandball8815]

probably next will be the Falkland Islands given to Argentina, in exchange of a favorable stance in this international context of alliances

[@Lucifer0007]

Palki ignorant to the fact only the Landlord has changed, the tenants are the same. Americans and British will stay there for 99 years. Natives can't return to most areas, and after some ceremonial displays, won't be feasible to remain. India played little to no part in this change.

[@vik24oct1991]

probably not making a lot of money from it now, which was also the reason why they gave independence to the colonies.

[@MrHollera]

Britain, give London to Pakistan as part of the exercise of the right of nations to self-determination!

[@onetruebrit]

Chagos Islands have never belonged to Mauritius, they were uninhabited islands that were first discovered by Portugese explorers, and first colonised by the French, then ceded to Britian after Napoleon's defeat to Britain.

[@iaf010]

And Britain "purchased" the islands from Mauritius in 1967. Why did they do that if it didnt belong to Mauritius? Cant talk out of both sides of your mouth.

[@zship8914]

Nothing has changed. The Chagos mainland will remain in US UK hands according to the deal. The rest of the islands is in unhabitable.

[@iaf010]

No the Chagos islands will become territory of Mauritius and only Diego Garcia will be leased to America and Britain.

[@lionzion5407]

How can you own an island, where you not even born there! People who born there own the island, let uk an USA stop using power to small countries. Another 99 years lease. Nonsense

[@SG003]

Everyone is happy with this news, except for some western countries

[@PandorasDelight]

Surely the King is the only one to bargain, not Parliment

[@maxtorque5329]

And some Africans posted RIP on their status when the queen died smh...not knowing your own history is a disease

[@rapidvelocity]

India should build army base in Diego Garcia

[@endoferagoat2393]

India should build toilets first

[@LevePalestina777]

india should gtfo of Mauritius

[@issmgun69]

Stop dreaming stupid. Our island is already bailed to the US and the bail was renewed for the next 99 years.

[@hamza-vlog466]

For what? Only popping there hahah

[@aquamon17]

No, Mauritians are not beggars. We don't need you to build anything.

[@propagandix]

Well done India now the Chinese can build another naval base not far from your coast. Very clever 😅

[@edwardboss7887]

Britain please come and retake Nigeria please 🥺 we are sorry for the independence, we do not need it, since you left , Nigeria has become worst and the leaders clearly has no vision.😢😢😢😢 Britain please 🥺 come back 😢

[@maurya_empire-e6v]

Really

[@maurya_empire-e6v]

Really?

[@Africaladyy]

You are nuts, you want to be secondclass citizen again..

[@MohitKumar-nj8ms]

​@@maurya_empire-e6vno it's a salty british keyboard warrior, venting out frustration because of failing UK influence. Guess the sun truly setting now on the British Empire 😂

[@obajuluwaoluwatomisin3883]

To a very large extent, the answer you'll get is "YES". A Nigerian has no rights or benefit. Only thing regular Nigerians benefit from the government was a subsidy paid in fuel by the government (Nigeria is a major exporter of oil, so why not). Said subsidy has been removed by current government and inflation is in excess of 1000%. Yes i mean 1 thousand persent increase in prices. And thats just one small problem in a country where monthly minimum wage is currently about £15

[@whatsnxt9144]

How does it matter to any of our lives. If you just discovered that UK was holding on to that piece of island..trust me it has zero impact to your life 😂

[@marcusharding293]

Thought this was a good report then the guys mentioned other islands like the falklands being next at the end. These are sovereign and independent islands that democrately choose who to align with. Specially in relation to the falklands, they overwhelmingly choose independence aligned to the uk and unless they decide otherwise, no country including the uk or Argentina can impose who they align with...

[@rahulv19]

Soon it will become Chinese overseas territory 😂😂

[@sajithkumar2923]

Brition must return the money looted from Bharat

[@shahirap]

Why is the Indian win, it's clear that India needs to acquire this island before anybody , otherwise china will hold this strategic island 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Arabi-Rasgulle-ka-Gulla]

No need this island only belong to Mauritius I am saying as an Indian

[@autoclearanceuk7191]

Mauritius is hugely in debt to China.

[@sonofafrica4826]

Mauritius population are majority Indian who were brought there as indentured laborers, are they not also colonizers as they are not indigenous and therefore no claim to the island themselves

[@mrhelsinki7683]

Not given too much money back though, just what we own, what does the King have to say about this?

[@LondonBrazilianDancers]

Well the UK historicaly refused to be "colonised" by Europe....