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Post by Rishi Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:19 pm

It is interesting that whenever one raises a question-mark over the conduct of the US in the Devyani Khobragade case, our ever-contrarian (or is it moralistic?) media brings up the issue of how we treat our own domestic help, and how we overwork or underpay them.

Sure, there is a need to discuss this, but as I have told several people on Twitter yesterday, the time to discuss this is later - after we have won the diplomatic confrontation with the US first. The time to discuss corruption in defence purchases is not at the height of the Kargil war, but after winning it.

The other issue people keep bringing up is the one of robust application of the law. Why should we complain if the US is only applying its normal laws and procedures to someone they think has contravened them. When asked whether Khobragade was strip-searched or subjected to the indignity of a "cavity search", US Marshal Service spokesperson Nikki Credic confirmed the "strip search" and not the cavity bit, but spoke of the resultant indignities as "standard arrestee intake procedures". I like the phrase "standard arrestee intake procedures". Sounds so clinical and neutral.

But it takes no genius to tell us that the law is often an ass - and any Marshal with the IQ of a backward rabbit could have known the underpaying nannies does not warrant such body searches - even when the law allows it.


The US only respects real power - and that is the point of the Khobragade affair.

So let us do our job like they are doing theirs. It is time to use our laws against them. Let us also follow the basic principle of reciprocity. Give them exactly the same concessions they give us. The US is no friend of ours till it proves otherwise in letter and spirit. It is time we stopped behaving like fools.

Read more at: http://www.firstpost.com/world/khobragade-case-why-the-maid-isnt-the-issue-1295923.html?utm_source=ref_article

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Post by Guest Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:37 pm

Absolutely great column on Devyaani affir John_Kerry_India_Devyani_Khobragade_Apology


Introspection time for Americans too!

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Post by confuzzled dude Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:36 pm

Here is the sequence of events took place since June 23rd

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2526067/Decoding-Khobragade-controversy-How-row-maids-visa-sparked-scale-diplomatic-incident.html

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