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Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?

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Summary
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81% Informative

Until recently, just 350 people lived on Agalega , fishing and growing coconuts.

But in 2015 , Mauritius signed a deal enabling India to build a vast 3,000 m runway and a big new jetty there.

Some Agalegans fear this could grow into a fully-fledged military presence.

India and Mauritius are deepening collaboration on maritime security.

A number of Agalega ’s residents are from families scarred by eviction from the Chagos Islands .

Mauritius government says no-one will be asked to leave the island.

Agalegans say they are barred from a new Indian -built hospital.

The Mauritius and Indian governments say improvements to sea and air transportation were designed to benefit the islanders.

VR Score

82

Informative language

81

Neutral language

54

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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