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Indian Diplomat in Maid Case Agrees to Waive Indictment Deadline
Move allows defense, prosecutors and State Department officials more time to discuss her case
Plan for a New Indian Time Zone Shows How Strange Time Zones Are
A new push for a second Indian time zone illustrates the strange political nature of how the world counts its time
Manmohan Singh: Narendra Modi Would Be “Disastrous” As India’s PM
In unusual press conference, India’s incumbent leader lashes out at rival party candidate
Devyani Khobragade Scandal: Why India Still Won’t Back Down
Three weeks after the bilateral row began over the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York City, the dust has yet to settle on the wintery streets of New Delhi. People may have stopped burning images of President …
Why Old Politics Is Out in New Delhi
The National Capital Territory of Delhi is set to get a new leader, with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) head Arvind Kejriwal to become its next chief minister (CM). Kejriwal and his upstart anticorruption party defeated three-term …
Devyani Khobragade Scandal: The View From India
If it’s a simple case of a poor maid being mistreated by her diplomat employer, why are so many Indians so angry over the Devyani Khobragade affair?
Indian Diplomat’s New York Arrest and Strip Search Sparks Fury at Home
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested on visa fraud charges on Dec. 12 in New York City and is accused of failing to pay her housekeeper a minimum wage. A report that she was strip-searched and kept in a cell with …
Secretary of State John Kerry Expresses Regret to Indian Official Amid Diplomatic Row
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called the Indian National Security Adviser to “express his regret” over the detention of an Indian diplomat in New York City, which has strained relations between the two countries, a State Department spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The Indian official, Shivshankar Menon, had called the treatment …
India to Set Up Independent Agency to Probe Official Graft
Move seen as triumph for grassroots anti-graft campaign, but analysts warn of complacency
U.S. to Review Indian Diplomat’s Arrest and Strip Search After New Delhi Backlash
State Department stresses importance of “mutually respectful” relations with India even as Indian government metes out retaliatory penalties on U.S. diplomats
Twitter Erupts Over the Khobrogade Affair
Some back calls to punish gay American diplomats in India
Indian Diplomat’s Arrest in New York Sparks Row With U.S.
Indian officials call the arrest and treatment of their deputy consul in New York City “barbaric” and have meted out retaliatory measures on U.S. diplomats based in India