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Christian Science Monitor
Correspondent in India for the Christian Science Monitor
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Shivam Vij
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Dispute over Indian Diplomat Continues The US Embassy in New Delhi is under siege by protesters over the handcuffing and strip-search of Indian consular official Devyani Khobragade when she was arrested in New York City on charges of underpaying her housekeeper and lying about it on a visa application.
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