As top officials of the Obama administration begin trooping back from their Christmas holidays, the unexpectedly strong Indian retaliation in the Devyani Khobragade case is widely expected to trigger a comprehensive review of the developments in a bid to retrieve the situation after the worst diplomatic spat between the two countries in recent memory.
Officials of the White House, State Department and the Department of Justice are understood to be preparing for a review this week, even as New Delhi is intensifying its pressure on the US establishment in India by seeking details about staff in American schools for examining possible tax violations.