Mauritius argues that the Chagos archipelago has been part of its territory since at least the 18th century and was unlawfully taken by the UK in 1965, 3 years before the island nation gained independence from Britain. Britain insists it has sovereignty over the archipelago. US has a major military base on Diego Garcia, a part of the archipelago.
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