Cannot help but see that there's a very active Chagos discussion. Four points on this 1) Legally, Mauritius' claim to Chagos is not flimsy. The ICJ ruled 13 to 1 in an Advisory Opinion. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

2) The fate of the Chagossians should be of the utmost interest. However, it is hard to believe that this is the motivating factor for people who seem to be ok with the fact that they were forcibly removed from their homes and should not be able to return either way.