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New Indian Envoy Arrives In U.S., Efforts Pick Up To Defuse Row
Washington: With the arrival of the new Indian ambassador in Washington, efforts to defuse the India-U.S. diplomatic row over the arrest and strip search of an Indian diplomat are gaining momentum.
While S Jaishankar, who served as the Indian ambassador in China for the last four years, may be able to present his credentials to President Barack Obama, away on a family holiday in Hawaii, only in the New Year, he is expected to plunge into the crisis solving mode straight away.
The new ambassador, who played key role in negotiating the landmark India-U.S. civil nuclear deal and other initiatives, is a familiar face to the Washington bureaucracy dealing with South Asia. Jaishankar, son of India's leading strategic thinker, the late K Subrahmanyam, is expected to get the process moving with meetings with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal and other U.S. officials after the Christmas break.
Meanwhile, diplomats engaged in talks to resolve the diplomatic row, got a two week window to defuse the crisis with Devyani Khobragade on Monday getting a waiver from personal appearance at pre-trial processes related to the case.
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Source: IANS
