India retaliates against US, removes security outside US embassy

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Outside US embassy in New Delhi, the police have placed barricades and blocked the road permanently to provide additional layer of security to US consulate. Additionally, the area outside US consulate is guarded by Delhi police 24x7.

This is a courtesy extended by India to US unilaterally; US does not extend the same courtesy to Indian consulate nor does India extended the same courtesy to any other country's embassy.

'If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities.. it is the United States' --Mandela in 2003

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mehdi-hasan/nelson-mandela-i...

This is plain stupid. Seems like some politician trying to flex his/her power to gain votes.

I don't understand why Indian govt thinks Khobragade should receive any sort of special treatment. She was arrested and prosecuted just like a regular person. THere shouldn't be any double standards.

This is stupid on US' part.

Diplomats are provided bilateral immunity under Vienna Convention, and they can not be arrested like this. There are many US diplomats in India violating Indian laws, India is not arresting them like this.

Moreover, I don't see US arresting and treating millions of south-american illegal immigrants and their employers like this.

What if that happened to American diplomat in India? What US would do? Cry wolf for sure.

US would unleash it's army of drones.

While she did lie probably. They should have submitted an arrest warrant to her and told her to come in. If she didn't then arrest her. No need to strip search either. This isn't some diplomat accused or rape or murder.

Strip searched? What are they afraid she is hiding another housekeeper under her dress?

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