Is
There A Conspiracy To Shatter U.S. - India Bilateral Relations?
It is highly unlikely
that there is - but there are certainly public interest questions
arising from the Khobragade incident, which could affect India-U.S.
bilateral trade to the tune of $100bn U.S.
This is chicken feed
in terms of U.S. global interests - but it stretches beyond just
money into cooperation to prevent a nuclear holocaust on the Indian
sub-continent (involving over 1.4 billion people) the expansion of
the power of China and Russia in the region and future U.S. interests
in Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan.
Anything of such
magnitude is deserving of a public (or at the very least Closed
Session) Inquiry - involving The Department of Homeland Security, the
FBI and the CIA, the DIA and, an input assessment (of potential impacts arising out of a loss of India as a vital strategic partner) from the Military Intelligence Corps.
In a statement last
Friday, U.S.Attorney Bharara made it unequivocally clear that
enormous weight must be given to the Federal Prosecutor's
interpretation of events surrounding this case as opposed to those
submissions of the Defense lawyer acting on behalf of Dr. Khobragade.
The full background
to this incident needs to be carefully investigated-leaving no doubt
that the Department of Justice was properly guided and advised with
regard to the entire events which led to
the arrest and subsequent expulsion of Dr. Devyani Khobragade.
In addition to this there are serious international basic human rights issues – with regard to the treatment of Dr. Khobragade's spouse and family, which also need to be properly investigated.
Because of the fact that the incident took place with events unfolding on the Indian sub-continent, there may well be back issues and back story(ies) which provides a legend(s) not only to the events which unfolded in the United States but to historical background issues which may or may not have a pertinent bearing on this case.
In addition to this there are serious international basic human rights issues – with regard to the treatment of Dr. Khobragade's spouse and family, which also need to be properly investigated.
Because of the fact that the incident took place with events unfolding on the Indian sub-continent, there may well be back issues and back story(ies) which provides a legend(s) not only to the events which unfolded in the United States but to historical background issues which may or may not have a pertinent bearing on this case.
There is no doubt
that Attorney Preet Bharara acted in good faith carrying out his tasks in a
highly professional manner and only relying on legal advisors views
pertinent to the matter in question. As he himself has said: ''You
don't want a justice system where you have prosecutors who are
cowboys1.''
Hence the need to ensure public confidence and re-assurance that the
handling of the Khobragade Incident was properly advised.
Patrick
Emek
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preet_Bharara#cite_ref-22
