Diplomat's arrest: US distances itself from Preet Bharara's comments; India wants apology, case drop

[smitra]

43. The maid was an Indian citizen, working for a representative of the Indian government...

... and living in the house of an Indian diplomat. I am not sure ...embassies and consulates are considered to be the 'territory' of the country they represent, does that apply to the homes of the diplomats too? If so, she was working on Indian soil as well. She was paid Rs. 30,000/- per month (a large sum for India), plus she had full medical coverage, and her trips back home were paid for by the Govt. of India as long as she was in the US. Presumably, she also lived in the diplomat's home.

Despite the desperately anti-Indian posters on these threads, and responding to your posts ... most without any substance and over-excessive use of derision and mockery ... it is clear that the US authorities over-reached themselves in this case. Secretary Kerry has expressed regret, as you note, and the Indian government has been firm in standing up its employee's rights, as per the Vienna Convention.

I shall be posting some stuff from here: http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/12/18/diplomatic-abuse-of-servants-not-just-for-indians/

Look up the horrific tales about the behavior of American diplomats, and the connivance of the State Department in letting them get away with it. That should give pause to the posters who seem to be in the "Oh-I-am-American-and-therefore-so-much-better-than-you-Indians" mold. But I seriously doubt that will happen, and the totally ridiculous comments will continue.