What is the CHAGOS ISLANDS Dispute?

The Chagos Islands Dispute is perhaps one of the lesser known territorial issues in international politics. However, the question of the Chagos Archipelago - as the territory is also known - has gone all the way to the United Nations General Assembly and the International Court of Justice. So, what is the dispute all about?

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As the United Kingdom prepared to grant independence to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius in the 1960s, it decided to detach the Chagos Islands in order to establish a joint military base with the United States on the island of Diego Garcia - there largest of the islands. As part of this, the inhabitants of the islands - which are now known as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) - were forcibly deported. Since then, Britain has faced numerous court cases over their right to return. Meanwhile, Mauritius has contested the way in which the Islands were originally removed from its control. In this video, I explore the background to the case and explain why, despite a call by the UN General Assembly for Britain to return the Chagos islands to Mauritius, this is unlikely to happen.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction and Titles
0:58 Background to the Chagos Islands Dispute
2:19 Britain, Mauritius and the Chagos Islands
4:48 The Deportation of the Chagos Islanders
6:03 Mauritius Brings the Chagos Islands to the UN & ICJ
9:29 Britain Condemned at the United Nation
10:52 The Chagos Islands in International Politics

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