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A British civil servant of Indian origin, Dr. Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan, faces social media backlash over the controversial Chagos deal. He led negotiations to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, retaining use of the Diego Garcia base. Critics, including former politicians, have voiced strong opposition to the…

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said it is ‘absolute nonsense’ to present a 1966 UK-US agreement as a ‘gotcha’.

Donald Trump has called the plan to transfer sovereignty ‘stupid’ and linked it to his own push to acquire Greenland

Sources have insisted the bill will return, although opponents have claimed it can’t move forward without US support

The US president said the UK's decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take control of Greenland.

Donald Trump said the decision to hand the islands to Mauritius – which the US had previously welcomed – was an act of ‘total weakness’.

Trump lambastes UK for ceding territory as Johnson visits Parliament - White House

Controversial deal suffers series of defeats at the hands of peers

British Indian Ocean Territory commissioner’s appeal against decision last year rejected by judges in London