MEA says Khobragade issue caused 'misunderstanding' between India, US

Source: Business Standard

US has recently threatened that it might put India in the 'Priority Foreign Country' list, allowing a closer scrutiny on India

The diplomatic row that emerged between India and US concerning Indian diplomat Deyani Khobragade did create “misunderstanding” even though the relationship between both countries continue to “grow” according to Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh.

“The issue (concerning Devyani Khobragade) caused a certain degree of misunderstanding for a certain period of time … The India-US relationship is strong and will continue to grow from strength to strength,” Singh said here today while addressing women reporters on the occasion of the International Women’s Day.

Singh said India will continue to engage with US on policy and strategic matters. She highlighted the visit of US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz here next week as an indication of the relation being “normal.”

Last year in December, India’s Deputy Consul General in New York Devyani Khobragade was arrested strip-searched over visa fraud charges and underpaying her housekeeper triggering a huge diplomatic spat between India and US.

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