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The Chagos Islands are a British Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean, claimed by Mauritius as part of its decolonization. The UK and Mauritius agreed in 2022 to transfer sovereignty, but the plan stalled in April 2026 after US opposition, citing strategic military interests in the archipelago's Diego Garcia base. The dispute involves competing claims to decolonization, geopolitical strategy, and international law.