UK to Transfer Chagos Islands Sovereignty to Mauritius

• Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth thanked Indian PM Narendra Modi after UK announced plans to transfer sovereignty of Chagos Islands.
• This marks a significant step in Mauritius' decolonisation process.
• The UK will retain the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.
• The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) status of the disputed archipelago has been in contention for years.
• UK PM Keir Starmer welcomed the political agreement after two years of negotiations.

Source: Moneycontrol