Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest and stripsearch soured Indo-US relations, was seen at the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations at the Parliament in New Delh...
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Devyani Khobragade leaves after visiting Chaitya Bhoomi, a memorial to Indian freedom fighter B.R. Ambedkar, in Mumbai.
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Diplomat Devyani Khobragade arrives at Chaitya Bhoomi, a memorial to Indian freedom fighter B.R. Ambedkar, with her father Uttam Khobragade in Mumbai.
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Senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who returned to India last week after being indicted for visa fraud in the United States, with her father arrives in Mumbai.
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Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade at Chaitya Bhoomi, a memorial to Indian freedom fighter B.R. Ambedkar, in Mumbai.
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Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade with her father at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi.
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Devyani Khobragade leaves Maharastra Sedan state house in New Delhi.
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Devyani Khobragade, who served as India’s deputy consul general in New York, leaves Maharastra Sadan state house in New Delhi.
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Devyani Khobragade, who served as India’s deputy consul general in New York, greets journalists as she leaves Maharastra Sedan state house in New Delhi.
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Devyani Khobragade, who served as India’s deputy consul general in New York, reacts as she is questioned by journalists in New Delhi.
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Devyani Khobragade, who served as India’s deputy consul general in New York, greets journalists as she leaves Maharastra state house in New Delhi.
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Diplomat Devyani Khobragade at South Block in New Delhi.
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Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi
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Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi
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Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade with her father Uttam Khobragade at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi
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Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade with her father Uttam Khobragade at Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi
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Diplomat Devyani Khobragade's father Uttam Khobragade at a press conference, after his daughter was indicted for visa fraud, in New Delhi.
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Diplomat Devyani Khobragade's father Uttam Khobragade and sister Sharmishtha during their protest outside American Consulate in Mumbai.
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Khobragate Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who’s accused of visa fraud, false statements etc vis-a-vis her maid, leaving the Manhattan federal court with her lawyer. Indo-US ...
The US may soon find out that making a scapegoat of Nancy Powell only solves half its problem relating to India. The other half may well prove to be much tougher to resolve in the coming days.
When the dust over the Devyani Khobragade episode settles down, India will have to answer some tough questions that hitherto it had been avoiding to address.
'... that we not allow this unfortunate public issue to hurt our close and vital relationship with India.' Full text of US Secretary of State John Kerry's statement.
'That victim is Devyani Khobragade— a serving Indian Diplomat on mission in the United States.' The MEA joins issue with the statement issued by the Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara.