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NPOV violation

"The detachment of the Chagos was a clear violation of international law." - This is uncited, and appears to be opinion. No court has come to this conclusion. 184.166.2.234 (talk) 00:55, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. Removed yet there's still plenty more. I note that Britain contends that "the Archipelago was detached from Mauritius in 1965 with the full agreement of the Mauritian Council of Ministers"--Brian Dell (talk) 02:24, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not NPOV

This article largely represents the view of the Mauritian government, and uncritically presents the Mauritian position as the "correct" position. For example, the citation for "Chagos always was part of Mauritius, and was generally recognised as being so, until the UK purported to split it off in 1965" is for an article written by the ambassador for Mauritius. This article needs a more neutral POV, an explanation of the British viewpoint (to be clear, an explanation of the Mauritian viewpoint should also remain), and reliable sources: i.e. "reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy." Orser67 (talk) 21:12, 9 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Other Mauritian claims

Other than Diego Garcia and the Chagos, the Constitution of Mauritius claims the island of Tromelin from France. RevinCBHatol (talk) 09:19, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

False allegations of Mauritius eventually handing Diego Garcia to China

Although this is not covered in the article, there have been repeated attempts to derail the final conclusion of a treaty between the governments of Mauritius and the UK re returning sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius, especially by Tory right-wingers and other right-wing political outfits as well as individual politicians in the UK.

The concerned political groups / individuals allege - intentionally and without any evidence - that once the UK has relinquished sovereignty over Chagos and the recently extended lease of Diego Garcia's military installations to the US has expired, Mauritius will allow China to take over the base, spposedly because the Mauritian government has recently concluded a free trade agreement with China. This doesn't hold up to scrutiny and is therefore manifest nonsense for the following reasons:

1. Approximately 70% of Mauritius' population traces its roots to indentured labourers who had migrated to the island from the Indian subcontinent during the British colonial era, with the vast majority of these people's ancestors having migrated from places that are now in India (legally defined as the Republic of India, which came into being on August 15, 1947).

2. The Indo-Mauritians as defined in item 1 above control both business and politics in Mauritius.

3. The aforesaid Indo-Mauritians are not only well aware of the geostrategic tensions between the country of their ancestors and China, but also tend to side with India in any dispute between China and India.

3. The national security adviser of the Government of Mauritius, the head of the Mauritian coast guard and the head of the Mauritian police force's helicopter unit are not only all Indian passport holders, but also serving officers in the RAW (=Research and Analysis Wing, the Indian equivalent of MI6, the CIA, Mossad or the FSB), Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, respectively.

4. In addition to the aforementioned close historic ethnic and cultural links between Mauritius and India, the two countries also enjoy close, mutually beneficial economic links

5. Unlike many other African coubtries, Mauritius manages its finances well and is therefore not an easy target for China to debt-trap.

For all of the above reasons, it is highly unlikely that any Mauritian government would do anything that is not in India's geostrategic interests, like becoming too close to China. 80.42.65.3 (talk) 22:52, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]