New Delhi: India has decided to take firm reciprocal steps following the end of deadline for surrender of identity cards provided to US consular staff in India, Source said. The rift in the relations of India with US seems increase as India withdraws all identity cards which were provided to US consular officials.
All identity cards provided to US consular official now stand withdrawn. Family members of Indian consulate officials are not provided with cards In US. The new cards which are being issued are exact replicas of cards provided to Indian consulate officials in the US. These cards will be given only to consular officials and not to their family members as was the practice earlier.
The new cards which are being issued are exact replicas of cards provided to Indian consulate officials in the US. These cards will be given only to consular officials and not to their family members as was the practice earlier. In the US, family members of Indian consulate officials are not provided with these cards.
Salary details of Indians employed there have also been sought. “India has the data regarding US schools. It is being analyzed,” sources said. Meanwhile, New Delhi dismissed concerns regarding the security of US diplomatic officials in India, stating that India takes its Vienna Convention obligations very seriously. The US has been asked to provide visa and salary details of their staff in US school in India.
Bureau Report
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