A territorial dispute is a geopolitical phenomenon in which two or more political entities lack consensus on borders and sovereignty anywhere over land, water, or airspace.
Kashmir is a region in South Asia that is disputed between India, Pakistan, and China. It is hence divided by ceasefire lines instead of regular state borders: the Line of Control separates Indian-controlled territory from Pakistani-controlled territory; while the Line of Actual Control separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. China and Pakistan do not claim each other's territory per a 1963 agreement.
A Japanese poster calling for the return of the Northern Territories from Russian administration
The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres south of the Maldives archipelago. This chain of islands is
Territorial dispute
…colonialism and decolonization. Such disputes may involve two formerly colonized states or a formerly colonized state and a former colonial power. The Chagos Archipelago dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom is an example of such a dispute. This dispute has involved questions of sovereignty, decolonization…
Salomon Atoll is one of the many above water features of the Chagos Archipelago.
The Chagos Archipelago is a hotspot of biodiversity in the Indian Ocean.
Diplomatic cable signed by D. A. Greenhill, 1966, relating to the depopulation of the Chagos Archipelago stating "Unfortunately along with the birds go some few Tarzans or Men Fridays whose origins are obscure and who are being hopefully wisked on to Mauritius etc. When this has been done I agree we must be very tough"
Abandoned church on Boddam Island, Salomon Atoll