Sangeeta Richards
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US govt 'surprised' by dismissal of charges against Devyani
Fp Archives •"We were surprised by the dismissal of the indictment against former Indian Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade," State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said
India welcomes dismissal of US charges against Devyani
Fp Archives •"We have seen the judgement related to the indictment of 9 January. It is good as far as it goes," a spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Relief for Devyani, but Preet Bharara to file new charges
Fp Archives •Khobragade's attorney, Daniel Arshack, said the former deputy general consul, now back in India, was pleased by the ruling.
How were the charges against Khobragade dismissed?
Fp Archives •India told US that Devyani’s maid issue not subject to American rules
Rajeev Sharma •The Indian note verbale contends that the matter of Khobragade’s maid Sangeeta Richards and the latter’s allegations against the former “are issues that are relevant to the relationship between the Government of India and its employees”.
US never warned India about Devyani Khobragade's arrest
Rajeev Sharma •The United States had claimed that the Indian embassy in Washington had been alerted in writing over two months before Devyani Khobragade’s arrest
US energy secretary's on-again India trip signals healing after Devyani row
Choudhury •Amid the emergence of the US as an energy superpower, India is looking to America as a new source for imports.
Devyani incident should never have taken place: Indian envoy to US
Fp Archives •Saying that "this situation should never have happened", Indian ambassador S Jaishankar said conversations are underway to repair the avoidable damage done by the Khobragade affair to the India-US relationship, which both sides consider "indispensable."
Finally, it seems to be the end game on Khobragade row
Fp Archives •Less than two weeks after India and the US ended their standoff over the Khobragade affair, here's an assessment of how things got handled.
India sympathetic to Khobragade, indifferent to Richards: NYT editorial
Fp Archives •The damage caused to India-US relations by the Devyani Khobragade episode is unlikely to "dissipate soon", according to a media report that said the case might have been handled better by American authorities