Indiens Modi, um die Mauritius -Souveränität über Chagos zu unterstützen, Upgrade -Sicherheitsbeziehungen aufrüsten

Submission Statement:

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Mauritius on Tuesday for talks on upgrading strategic ties, days after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled support for a deal between Mauritius and Britain over the future of a U.S.-British military base.
Modi will be the chief guest at the country’s national day and hold talks with Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam

Support For Chagos Deal:

Indian officials organising Modi’s trip to the island nation said the settling of the Chagos sovereignty issue was welcome news for New Delhi, which has historically backed Mauritius claims over the islands, and more recently supported America’s presence in the Indian Ocean to check China’s influence.

Countering China:

Samuel Bashfield, an expert on Indo-Pacific security at the Australia India Institute, said it was in India’s interest to retain the U.S. presence on Diego Garcia as a counterweight to China.

India, in its bid to expand its strategic footprint in the Indian Ocean, helped Mauritius develop sea and air links on the remote Agalega Islands.
„Diego Garcia could be a useful runway for Indian surveillance aircraft in the Indian Ocean to use periodically,“ said Bashfield.

MAURITIUS’S VIEW:

A source close to Prime Minister Ramgoolam’s office said: „Mauritius sees India and the U.S. sharing the same interest of containing the Chinese influence within the region.“