The Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade has had her plea to delay proceedings against her for visa denied by a federal judge in New York.
Khobragade was detained last month on charges of visa fraud and underpaying her maid, causing outrage in Delhi. The Indian government is demanding an apology from the US for “humiliating” their diplomat.
India has over the last weeks ordered retaliatory measures against the US, removing security barriers outside the US embassy in Delhi and ordering the cessation of all "commercial activities on its premises", denying US expatriates and others the chance to use the embassy for social activities.
India ups the ante, poops US embassy party – Times of India (09 Jan 2014)