The tale of Madhuri Gupta is one of the least titillating spook stories ever. The over all narrative is rather sad and tawdry. Lonely lady seduced by the macho studs of the ISI stable. Bitter employee passed over for promotion. But here’s the rub: an obviously vulnerable woman was sent to one of the most nerve racking posting for an Indian diplomat presumably because she was proficient in Urdu. But the foreign office and intelligence agencies rarely consider sending Indian Muslims proficient in Urdu. There are exceptions and a few Muslims have served in the missions in Pakistan but the broad tendency is to avoid choosing Muslims . Key posts in Islamabad are considered the preserve of the most trustworthy officers and there is the presumption that Indian Muslims are more likely be seduced by the Pakistanis.