Did India take the right side in the Devyani Khobragade case?

Did India take the right side in the Devyani Khobragade case?

The wise have told us time and again. Never incite a silent lion. It will only come at you angrier than ever. But the Indian government doesn’t seem to have learnt this little detail yet.

The Devyani Khobragade case is one such example that has been blown out of sensible proportions by the Indian media and the Indian government. The Indo-US relationship is far too important to be jeopardized over a law breaking diplomat, who for once didn’t think about how her acts of crime would make India look to the rest of the world. Instead of forcing charges against her, the government wants the US to apologize? Can India afford to lose such a powerful ally with threats looming over our head perennially?

The Indian government is just overplaying their hand in a bid to look heroic in front of its citizens with the general elections creeping in. The US is quiet for now, but soon a time will come if India continues to act this way, that we will be facing the wrong side of the door.