{"id":12855,"date":"2022-04-04T06:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T06:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/chagos-an-unexpected-boon"},"modified":"2022-04-04T07:39:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T07:39:43","slug":"chagos-an-unexpected-boon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/chagos-an-unexpected-boon","title":{"rendered":"Chagos: An Unexpected Boon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>As part of its strategy to sustain the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), the UK government has been active on two fronts: (1) by insisting that it has sovereignty over the Chagos and concurrently oppose Mauritius\u2019 claim to sovereignty; and (2) oppose the exiled Chagossians\u2019 fight for a right to return to the islands.<\/p>\n<p>On the first front, the International Court of Justice\u2019s advisory opinion in February 2019 was a severe blow, not a knock-out, to British pretentions.<\/p>\n<p>The UK knows far too well that the ICJ\u2019s opinion may constitute an important moral victory for Mauritius, but the actual control and occupation of the Chagos will remain with the British.<\/p>\n<p>It has at the same time insisted that it is in no doubt about its sovereignty over the Chagos, and the ICJ had no business to intervene in a strictly bilateral dispute.<\/p>\n<p>On the second front, the UK government has tried every trick in the book to keep the Chagossians in exile. It was part of its policy to ensure that the creation of the BIOT should be used exclusively for military purposes. The lesser the oversight, the better. A permanent community would be for too risky to their military operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\">Mauritius<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. 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