Indian workers remove a barricade that had been erected as a safety measure outside the main entrance of U.S embassy, reportedly in retaliation to the alleged mistreatment of New York based Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. The arrest and strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York City escalated into a major diplomatic furor Tuesday as India's national security adviser called the woman's treatment "despicable and barbaric." (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
Published Dec 18, 2013
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Washington - The White House Wednesday tried to quell a row with India over the arrest and strip searching of one of its female diplomats in New York, which sparked a fierce backlash.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said that Washington understood why the issue was such a sensitive one in India, where there has been public outrage, but said it did not reflect the broad and healthy cooperation between the two countries.
Sapa-AFP
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