{"id":135667,"date":"2024-10-04T19:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T13:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=135667"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:49:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:19:01","slug":"chagos-islands","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/chagos-islands","title":{"rendered":"Chagos Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Britain has agreed to give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending a long-standing dispute over the United Kingdom\u2019s last African colony.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This came after the<\/span><b> International Court of Justice (ICJ)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ruled that the<\/span><b> UK unlawfully separated the Chagos archipelago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Mauritius before granting it independence<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Background of Chagos Islands<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>19th Century<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Chagos Islands were governed from <\/span><b>Mauritius<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was then a <\/span><b>British colony<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135649 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/42-66ffecce2a075.webp\" alt=\"Chagos Islands\" width=\"403\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/42-66ffecce2a075.webp 672w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/42-66ffecce2a075-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/42-66ffecce2a075-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><b>Mauritius Independence in 1968<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: While Mauritius gained independence, the <\/span><b>Chagos Archipelago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remained under British control, with the UK referring to it as the <\/span><b>British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strategic Importance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The archipelago includes the <\/span><b>Diego Garcia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> airbase, which is strategically significant for both the <\/span><b>UK and US<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lease of Diego Garcia in 1966<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Britain leased <\/span><b>Diego Garcia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the largest of the Chagos Islands, to the United States, which sought a military base in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recent Developments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The current agreement follows <\/span><b>13 rounds of negotiations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which began in 2022, and comes after rulings in <\/span><b>2019 and 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>International Court of Justice (ICJ)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>United Nations General Assembly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, supporting Mauritius\u2019 claim to sovereignty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treaty Provisions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: As part of the treaty, the UK will maintain control of the <\/span><b>UK-US military base on Diego Garcia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but will return the rest of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Chagos Archipelago<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135650 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/43-66ffecce0961d.webp\" alt=\"Chagos Islands\" width=\"405\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/43-66ffecce0961d.webp 760w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/43-66ffecce0961d-300x275.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chagos Islands Location<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Chagos Archipelago is located in the <\/span><b>central Indian Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, south of the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Key Islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diego Garcia atoll<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danger Island<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Egmont Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eagle Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nelsons Island<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peros Banhos atoll.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tropical marine climate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The islands form a semicircular group open on the eastern side, with <\/span><b>Diego Garcia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being the largest and most southerly island, covering an area of <\/span><b>30 km\u00b2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>highest point<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the Island\u00a0 is an ocean-side <\/span><b>dune on Diego Garcia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which rises to an elevation of only <\/span><b>9 metres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 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