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^ That's a good point. ISRO and DRDO release more technical details about launches and tests compared to other agencies world wide (my observation, could be wrong) I wonder whether it is because it is hard to convince us Indians about an Indian achievement . It reminds me of a thread opened by Shiv...

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And these together are ganging up on a turd world (especially India) as China (One point five world) and Russia (Second world) are countering the perception game well through their Independent and well received media ( especially in Russians case). They even give out their own Human rights reports ...

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pankajs wrote:The ugly American-Indian

Nice find, especially the bit about the "Darjeeling Tea Party".

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American School e-mail raises suspicion of illegal postings - Sandeep Diskshit, The Hindu. An internal e-mail sent by the American School to its teachers here, asking them to be economical with the truth about their visa status , is “a serious issue relating to visa and tax matters,” External Affai...

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Leave the teachers. Go after the embassy spouse gals who were working without work permits at the school and gave false ids and showed their salary along with hubby's. Aim for the diplomutts , not the teachers who are there are the wrong place at the wrong time and are collateral damage. Agreed sir...

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Gus wrote:avar 'karuthu kandhasamy'. vilakkam kaetka koodathu. just take the opposite of these things and that will be true.

Reading just this one line, I thought you were referring to the USG/SD saar...

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The embassy may not run the school, but they did negotiate a tax-free status on some basis back in the 20th century, right? Knowing the details of the negotiations back then would establish the ownership of the school. Our babus probably have the records, based on which they are keeping the pressure.

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saip wrote:But she may be prosecuted by the NY state, AFAIK.

Possible, my legal knowledge is restricted to Wiki and Grisham!

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Spouses of US diplomats come under govt scanner ... While India has already ruled out restoring what it describes as non-reciprocal privileges and facilitations -- like special airport access and blanket immunity -- it is now insisting on getting details about spouses of US officials teaching in Am...

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In fact, after acquittal, DK cannot be even charged or tried again, for any additional related charge ... even if new evidence comes out. Indeed, this is the so-called 'double jeopardy' clause. I think this is one of the reasons prosecutors push hard for at least a plea bargain, and avoid an acquit...

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ramana wrote:I think in 1960s immediately after the China war there were some unilateral concessions which are waved to justify the wholesale giveaways later on.

Ramana sir, as they say, "give someone an inch, they'll take a mile"

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and why is that posted here? I am reporting all these three posts, including mine as OT. ^^ Normally would be OT, but the timing makes it relevant. I too have been wondering how the EU would step in. After all, they might think this might be a good opportunity to gang up and turn some more screws o...

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Devyani-row-How-US-political-wing-let-security-team-run-amok/articleshow/28767404.cms but the couple at the centre of what New Delhi sees as an outrageous and contemptible caper, US embassy officials Wayne May and his wife Alicia Muller May, have both lef...

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Expelled U.S. official found Delhi life distressing Wayne May , U.S. Embassy official expelled by India for his hand in the Devyani Khobragade case, had a distaste for all developing countries where he was posted over the past two decades, it emerged from an interview he gave some years ago. The tw...

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Folks, if you want to let Dean Nelson what you think about his extremely poor article, please tweet to @delhidean (His twitter handle). Won't help much sir. You see, as long as it was a diplomatic spat, the UK media appeared balanced and even (slightly) supportive of India (maybe they had been at t...

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The authorities will have to get a move on quickly. Can't hold them beyond 90 days without various embassy staff ready to cause grief. Reason for the interim grant of bail (subsequently cancelled by higher court) was that no charge sheet was filed in 60 days . Charge-sheet was filed on Dec 30: Poli...

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Waynes-World-Was-expelled-US-official-a-bleeding-heart-or-an-Ugly-American/articleshow/28719329.cms nice work Anmol!! The Facebook flub gets picked up by Chidananda Rajaghatta from TOI through an article titled "Wayne's World" :mrgreen: Heartily...

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Time for India to step back and consolidate its National status through an independent media and an independent establishment, then the "good" and potential" can again ooze out to bridge the gap again . Agreed. But what's heartening to me in this entire episode is that we are still i...

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{The onus is on the Indians, as usual} [/i] I would say 'no thanks' - let the reset be new level of engagement, and keep the relationship strictly between MOD and DoD, India Inc and US Inc. MEA should speak to the SD as little as possible, and shut off access of the US diplomatic corps to our govt....

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Looks like this wasn't posted earlier (no HD though

). Awesome video of a Harrier hovering on the Vicky's deck. Was hoping it would land! I wonder why they didn't show the rest of the fleet.

PS: Is this an official IN channel, by any chance? They have some good videos...

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/felony-charges-in-us-against-devyani-will-stand/article5563175.ece?ref=relatedNews (Mr. Arshack) He also noted that Sangeeta Richard, domestic worker who alleged that Ms. Khobragade underpaid her in violation of a contract that Ms. Khobragade signed to obtain a...

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Diplomatic immunity brings Devyani back home The MEA put out a statement early on Friday morning, announcing Ms. Khobragade’s departure. It also said that U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz would not cancel his visit to India , as was announced by the State Department a day earlier. So this visit i...

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I just hope that the MEA doesn't call a truce and restore everything. This has been a good lesson to the MEA and IFS, and I hope they don't forget the incident. Somehow I feel that we haven't really won anything here - our diplomat has been tarred, and no one on the other side has been. As part of t...

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U.S.-India dispute: A diplomat and a double-standard laid bare [/u] India should restore full protection to the U.S. embassy and diplomats. This unnecessary conflict must be resolved quickly, or the real losers will be the citizens of the United States and India alike. On the last highlighted part,...

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[quote=Prem Kumar]Here is where we need to learn a lesson or two from the Chinese.[/quote] (added later: quote reference) ^^ To even start of with any of your suggestions (I incidentally had similar thoughts on publishing from an Indian Human Rights Watch), we need a GoI that is aware of the current...

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A point to ponder for MEA going forward. Officers with non-Indian spouse should not serve in the nation of the foreign born spouse. It adds more complexity to contentious issues and forces the diplomat to choose sides that may be harmful to their personal situation. They should go further and state...

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matrimc wrote:Isn't it against the US constitution for the executive to meddle in the judicial process.

I don't understand how that works, considering federal DAs and SC judges are appointed by the executive w/legislature's approval. Wasn't PB appointed by Obama?

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I still think Obama could end this all with a pardon. But no one's asking for one, for there was no crime as far as India is concerned, and this episode wasn't started by us. Seeking/accepting a pardon implies an admission of guilt, similar to the plea bargain option that's being pushed by the DA's...

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JE Menon wrote:This is no considered editorial... It is a pandering to predisposition and prejudice among the kind of people the Post believes to be its readership.

And successfully too, going by a casual perusal of the comments. Shows up WaPo for what it is, a mouthpiece for Foggy Bottom.

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Well most of their memoirs talk of Delhi being hardship posting! Ramana sir, not just memoirs, the 'hardship' was mentioned in a news article too (posted earlier on this thread): In India, US diplomats even get a 20 per cent hardship allowance, which goes up to 25 per cent for their consulate in Ko...

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Folks, there is no need to argue over the editorial (personally disappointed to read this, the editor could have run this by TSS before publication). Did anyone read the comments? There are some robust posts countering most of the editorial, and they correspond to some of the gurus' posts here. Do t...

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Imagine if an Indian diplomat were to be found paying pittance . All hell would break loose and sky would fall. There would be repeated portrayal of how barbaric yindoos are along with value judgements about yindoo society. Sir, that's what DK has been accused of, and the rest of what you said is h...

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Their main drawback is in engines and gearboxes, which many in the field believe goes kaput at 30-35000 km, while Hero Moto Corp's Splendor goes about 80,000-1,00,000 km (6 + years life) Winner : Hero Moto Corp. Fill it, Shut It and Forget it. Passion and efforts from TVS are good, but a buyer want...

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If as the IB alleges,over $100M was given to shady NGOs to sabotage the KKM N-plant and underwrite the agitations where allegedly free biryani and 500/- was given to every protester,told to me by a local resident,then there is a vast never-ending gold mine where every conversion ticket wins a prize...

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unfortunately this is wiki but a similar incident happened near Nellore Nellore train fire Venkat sir, the TN express fire was attributed to fireworks, though I don't know if the final report was released. Crackers found in burnt coach of TN Express: report Railway report confirms forensic findings...

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FWIW, here's the latest 'clarification'. Embassy staff salary based on prevailing local wages: U.S. The United States has said that the salary of its embassy staff in countries around the world is based on prevailing wages in conjunction with the local law. “Generally, compensation plans for locally...

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2531363/ Double-standards-Indian-employees-US-missions-claim-paid-pittance As a visa officer, the employee said he earned Rs 17,000 per month, a far cry from the Rs 1.55 lakh ($2,500) his American counterpart made, exclusive of allowances and a...

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The so called wage agreemement between diplomat and maid is useless as it does not confirm to immigration laws of US. The previous pages had links to the VCCR, the language was very clear that consular employees are not bound by local laws. Devyani husband is an american citizen but the maid should...

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Thanks for activating my account. Have been a lurker for a while now, and learned a lot from this board. Happy to be here finally!

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