Indian diplomat in US was strip-searched, kept in jail with drug addicts

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Indian diplomat in US was strip-searched, kept in jail with drug addicts: sources - YouTube

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Diplomat Devyani Khobragade's arrest: India acts tough with US, takes tit-for-tat

Diplomat Devyani Khobragade's arrest: India acts tough with US, takes tit-for-tat measures - YouTube

[gadoonwal]

india is proud country and nation.
Their leaders are patriotic and not sell out.
They demanded US apology.

[khushal]

india is proud country and nation.
Their leaders are patriotic and not sell out.
They demanded US apology.

unlike you paki who think you could be sold. that Raymond guy killed two Pakistani isi agents and all you did was sell your arse to them in exchange for money.
you would sell your mother for money.

[Shah-i-Kot]

India-US Diplomat row: Would US behave the same with China?

Thursday, Dec 19, 2013, 8:09 IST | Agency: DNA


The escalating confrontation between India and US over the latter’s utterly uncivilized treatment of Devyani Khobragade, 39, deputy consul general in New York is a study in incompetence, arrogance, insensitivity, and clumsy diplomacy.

The US has violated the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations in a flagrant manner. Article 40 states “The receiving State shall treat consular officers with due respect and shall take all appropriate steps to prevent any attack on their person, freedom or dignity.” The New York City Police has violated this article.

Article 43 says, “1. Consular officers shall not be liable to arrest or detention pending trial, except in the case of a grave crime and pursuant to a decision by the competent judicial authority.” The alleged offence of making a false declaration in visa application and not paying the legal minimum wage is not a “grave crime” by any reckoning. The atrocities of stripping, body cavity searches, and picking her up while she was dropping her children at school are absolutely unacceptable and despicable.

Why body cavity searches? Such searches are done only to detect hidden drugs, jewellery, money or weapon. Why strip her? Obviously, the intention was to humiliate and violate her human right to dignity. It is human to err, but it is equally human to ask for pardon. It is incomprehensible why president Barack Obama has not stepped in so far and do what is right.

The alleged offence needs some clarification. In the visa application made on behalf of the maid but filled in by Devyani the salary was shown as $ 4500 a month. The actual salary paid is $573 plus accommodation and food. But, US is at fault in proceeding against Devyani.

Article 47 (1) states consuls are “exempt from any obligations in regard to work permits imposed by the laws and regulations of the receiving State concerning the employment of foreign labour.”

Further, “Members of the private staff of consular officers and of consular employees shall, if they do not carry on any other gainful occupation in the receiving State, be exempt from the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.”

In plain English, the US has no locus standi in the matter. The US consular official who issued the visa would have known that the declared salary was not the real one. Will the US take action against that official for lack of diligence?

The performance of Indian government leaves much to be desired. The previous consul general in New York, Prabhu Dayal, was taken to court by his maid and the case was settled out of court by paying about $ 70,000. In September this year, the department of state had informed our embassy in Washington that there was a case against Devyani. Why was she not transferred immediately? It is reported that government is now going to have the maids included among the mission’s staff. Why was not this done earlier?

Question arises whether a senior diplomat of China would have been treated like this? The short answer is no. India, especially under the present government, has worked hard to earn a reputation as a “soft state” in the eyes of the US. The retaliatory measures taken by the government should have been done on day one and not under pressure from media and the opposition after the news of stripping came out.

The US should apologize, give an assurance that such incidents will not occur again, and last, but not the least, promise to take action against the violators of the Vienna Convention including US marshals of public affairs. It might be prudent to teach the law enforcement agencies in the US about the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations and Consular Relations.

This is a test case for president Obama to rise up above petty bureaucratic considerations and demonstrate that he is a statesman who understands that Indo-US relations should not be damaged by petty officialdom acting recklessly. It takes courage to say ‘sorry.’

KP Fabian, former ambassador to Italy, is also author of ‘Diplomacy: Indian Style’

[gadoonwal]

unlike you paki who think you could be sold. that Raymond guy killed two Pakistani isi agents and all you did was sell your arse to them in exchange for money.
you would sell your mother for money.

at least we pakistanis protest while the US raping and killing you like rats and your leader cry like 75 years old women.Pashtuns at least stop the NATO supply chain cus our blood is still red while your become white.
You are sell out to more then 30 nations.
We defeated the US in ghulistan along with 30 other nation.
Soon we will take over ghulistan in 2014 under the leadership of our foot soldiers talibs.
We defeat you in 1992,in the 80s we defeated russia.
In now we defeated 30 powerful nations of the world.
40% of isi agenst are proud pashtuns of pakistan.
We are in great number in pakistani army and our proud pashtuns are defending god gifted pakistan.
Who will feed you ?
If we close border honestly your entire nation will die cus hunger.
Karzai and you cry brotherhood then.
We are your enemy number one and gerati zwan never cross to enemy land for piece of bread.
haqani,karza and mula omar are pakistanis.
They all got paki id card.
They all owned land here.
Your people are begging us paki id card and here you talk moron.
dump kabalay will always be dumped khar.

[Shah-i-Kot]

Would the US have done this to China? Definitely not, although, during the NATO war in Serbia, they did strike the Chinese embassy (claimed it was by mistake -that was when China was not powerful). Times are different. China is the economic power now.

The US foreign policy advisers could not even think about doing this to an Israeli diplomat. Israel could though treat a US diplomat in this manner, and Congress and Senate would remain silent.

[DaZahroJaam.]

we all know how often people of the higher class are prosecuted for the crimes they commit and the sort of treatments they get in comparison to others in places like india. this crazy assed bitch was keeping a slave in america, what did she expect?? now people are throwing fits in india because she was treated like a criminal?? were they supposed to wait on her the way they do in india because she was a diplomat besides being a criminal?? they should be ashamed of her. double standards everywhere..

[khushal]

^^most Bollywood actors and actresses keep slaves like this crazy assss bitch.

[Shah-i-Kot]

If we close border honestly your entire nation will die cus hunger.
Karzai and you cry brotherhood then.
We are your enemy number one and gerati zwan never cross to enemy land for piece of bread.

Pakistan has made billions of dollars supporting the US/NATO war? Not even India, Iran, and Israel support the US/NATO war in Afghanistan.

A true Pashtun has blocked the NATO supply lines put in place.

The border is not in Pakistan central government/army control anymore.

[khushal]

at least we pakistanis protest while the US raping and killing you like rats and your leader cry like 75 years old women.Pashtuns at least stop the NATO supply chain cus our blood is still red while your become white.
You are sell out to more then 30 nations.
We defeated the US in ghulistan along with 30 other nation.
Soon we will take over ghulistan in 2014 under the leadership of our foot soldiers talibs.
We defeat you in 1992,in the 80s we defeated russia.
In now we defeated 30 powerful nations of the world.
40% of isi agenst are proud pashtuns of pakistan.
We are in great number in pakistani army and our proud pashtuns are defending god gifted pakistan.
Who will feed you ?
If we close border honestly your entire nation will die cus hunger.
Karzai and you cry brotherhood then.
We are your enemy number one and gerati zwan never cross to enemy land for piece of bread.
haqani,karza and mula omar are pakistanis.
They all got paki id card.
They all owned land here.
Your people are begging us paki id card and here you talk moron.
dump kabalay will always be dumped khar.

ghula,
come off the drugs. you cant even defeat a couple of hindus in Kashmir. The US saved your arse in all three wars against india and the brits created you. Pakistan keeps those farswan in Kabul in power in exchange for money for supply lines. You even get money in exchange for being bombed in FATA. That Raymond guy proved that your nation is nothing but a whoore who soon will be so used up that no one will be willing to pay for her services.

[Shah-i-Kot]

we all know how often people of the higher class are prosecuted for the crimes they commit and the sort of treatments they get in comparison to others in places like india. this crazy assed bitch was keeping a slave in america, what did she expect?? now people are throwing fits in india because she was treated like a criminal?? were they supposed to wait on her the way they do in india because she was a diplomat besides being a criminal?? they should be ashamed of her. double standards everywhere..

The story about the maid has actually been falsified. The US actually was trying to bring the woman's family to the US.

This was all framed because of 1) India's refusal to be a part of US containment of China policy. 2) India's refusal to allow US to mediate Kashmir issue, and 3) India's recent support for Karzai with military aid ( to buy Russian military systems) and the reconciliation process - this has freed Karzai from his weak situation. This was the last nail in the coffin especially since the US wants Karzai to still be the desperate clown he has been.

The above are all the reasons why this female Indian diplomat was arrested and strip searched. One of the US diplomats in India has been allowed to keep a homosexual Indian (which is against Indian law) in his house. India brought this situation on themselves by giving the false hope to the US of being a part of its strategic interests.

[DaZahroJaam.]

^^most Bollywood actors and actresses keep slaves like this crazy assss bitch.

a, bollywood actors keeps maids and servants, not slaves who are forced to work for an amount of money they did not agree to work for. you obviously don't know what a slave is.
b, bollywood actors do that in india where doing such is not against the law and i already did mention how the justice system in india works so i don't know what your point is.
c, one would expect more decency from a diplomat than some random actor and specially when they are out to a foreign land and their entire country. it's bad eough that she did something embaressing and stupid and the way they are reacting to this is not very charming either.

[DaZahroJaam.]

The story about the maid has actually been falsified. The US actually was trying to bring the woman's family to the US.

This was all framed because of 1) India's refusal to be a part of US containment of China policy. 2) India's refusal to allow US to mediate Kashmir issue, and 3) India's recent support for Karzai with military aid ( to buy Russian military systems) and the reconciliation process - this has freed Karzai from his weak situation. This was the last nail in the coffin especially since the US wants Karzai to still be the desperate clown he has been.

The above are all the reasons why this female Indian diplomat was arrested and strip searched. One of the US diplomats in India has been allowed to keep a homosexual Indian (which is against Indian law) in his house. India brought this situation on themselves by giving the false hope to the US of being a part of its strategic interests.

have you considered writing novels for a living?? why must everything be a bloody conspiracy theory with you??

[khushal]

@DZJ,
Well if you want to discuss law. a diplomat can not be arrested. They have diplomatic immunity. What happens is that the Indian embassy would be contacted about the situation. This has more to do with politics than keeping slaves. Your a moron for thinking otherwise. Sha I kot have already explained it.