New Delhi is seeking to expand its presence in the Indian Ocean to challenge Chinese expansionism.
Mauritius
A year on, questions surrounding a massive oil spill from a bulk carrier near the island nation’s shores remain.
Inhabitants of the remote Mauritian island of Agaléga fear expulsion, can see parallels with Diego Garcia.
Analysis of data suggests construction of airstrip and jetty for military use as India expands influence towards Africa.
The funds earlier had invested in firms that went bankrupt or are being investigated or whose founders have fled India.
The conflict in the north has cost $2.5bn, the dollar has sunk and international investors are staying away.
Elected prime minister for first of six times in 1982, Jugnauth also served two terms in ceremonial role of president.
Coastguards, floating containment lines deployed as traces of leak seen around the Chinese-flagged Lurong Yuan Yu.
Two others missing after tugboat assisting oil spill clean-up off the Indian Ocean island collides with a barge.
Leaked fuel from a Japanese tanker fouled protected wetlands area and small island that was bird and wildlife sanctuary.
But environmentalists seek explanation for the deaths of 27 dolphins following an oil spill from a Japanese ship.
At least 14 dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius’s shore following an oil spill from a Japanese ship.
Mauritius has declared an environmental emergency after a ship carrying fuel ran aground.
Experts will focus on cleaning up ecologically-sensitive mangroves damaged by oil from ship that ran aground on reef.
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![A man scoops leaked oil from the vessel Wakashio that ran aground near Blue Bay Marine Park off the coast of southeast Mauritius on August 8, 2020 [File: AFP/Jean Aurelio Prudence]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/43b2ba492c3e47b79f5abbf14ee9f1c5_18.jpeg?resize=570%2C380)


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![Jugnauth addressing the 71st United Nations General Assembly in New York [File: Mike Segar/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2016-09-23T120000Z_2006584163_HT1EC9N1BXIS9_RTRMADP_3_UN-ASSEMBLY.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Traces of oil earlier spotted around the vessel were not 'heavy oil' but possibly lubricants, officials said [L'Express Maurice/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/000_94J43F.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![Coastguard officers prepare for search and rescue near the scene where the tugboat collided with a barge [Reuben Pillay/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1b16d0d1288248aa836ea0252c250a6c_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
![Residents and environmentalists have demanded investigations into why the ship strayed miles off course [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2a139b6b712a4355aa4990f0af182690_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
![Greenpeace called on the government of Mauritius to launch an inquiry to determine whether the deaths were linked to the oil spill [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/13c1cfb7951f4509b87ab5feb0b9f43b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
![A dolphin carcass lies near Grand Sable, Mauritius [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/a45b0c6588c440ab84e45b99c38b67f6_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
![Oil spill off Mauritius coast threatens ecosystem [Daylife]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/5bde9f81135f462aa67c7d8277bd52d3_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
![MV Wakashio, the Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius earlier this month [Reuben Pillay/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/df857ed95583461e8c87cfb6d5c9ae07_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)