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Renewed talks over the stalled UK-Mauritius agreement on Chagos sovereignty have revived hopes of eventual resolution and resettlement of the Chagos Islands, but ageing Chagossians who were displaced from their homeland decades ago continue to fear that further delays may prevent them from ever returning to the islands. The agreement remains mired in diplomatic complexity despite fresh negotiating efforts, with time increasingly critical for an aging population seeking to reclaim their homeland.