Sir — This refers to the article, “An unnecessary public fracas” (December 26) by Mayuri Mukherjee. Backroom diplomacy should have been adopted instead of making a public circus out of the Khobragade issue. India is not the only country which has had the displeasure of dealing with the US and its unfair treatment of diplomats.
However, New Delhi is to be partly blamed since it is not America’s fault that India does not have strong labour laws. If one expects parallel treatment, one must have parallel laws and rules. This diplomatic circus is unbecoming of a regional power.