The Indian government declared Saturday that there was no deadlock with the United States over the arrest and strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York, both countries look forward to decrease the month-long controversy.
After meeting with the diplomat, Devyani Khobragade, following her return to New Delhi, External Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed downplayed tensions with the United States, saying the both countries would find out their issues.
According to latest information; Khobragade, Indian Deputy Consul General in New York, was signified by a United States federal grand jury on accusations that she exploited her Indian-born housekeeper and nanny, allegedly having her work more than hundred hours a week for low pay and lying about it on a visa form.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki mentioned in Washington to reporters, “We expect and hope that this will now come to closure, and the Indians will now take significant steps with us to improve our relationship and return it to a more constructive place,”
India Says No United States Deadlock as Diplomat Returns Home
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