Over the past few days a lot has been analyzed, re-anlyzed, over-analyzed on the Indian diplomat being arrested and on the concerns over diplomatic immunity. The so called timely act; the deliberate transfer of the diplomat to the UN consular services is an attempt to win a no-win situation by re-writing the rules.The vociferous response by the otherwise lackadaisical ministers has an eye on the coming 2014 elections. The purposive manifestation of the subject as an incident against the prestige of an Indian daughter is to woo the common man who is arguably the flavour of the season.
No body is concerned about the real aam aadmi- Sangitha Richards or such other workers who face intolerable tortures and overpowering distress during their stint abroad or the poor people being killed or captured when in international waters; the whole plot underlines the old Indian obsession for elitism and the entire entourage of servants and maids that come with it. A clear case of authorities letting the wish to be the father of the thought.
No body is concerned about the real aam aadmi- Sangitha Richards or such other workers who face intolerable tortures and overpowering distress during their stint abroad or the poor people being killed or captured when in international waters; the whole plot underlines the old Indian obsession for elitism and the entire entourage of servants and maids that come with it. A clear case of authorities letting the wish to be the father of the thought.
** Excerpts of the article has appeared in The Hindu newspaper.
