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India arrests crew of US ship on weapons charges:

Police in a southern Indian port city arrested the crew of a U.S.-owned ship Friday for entering Indian waters illegally with a large cache of weapons and ammunition on board. Ref. Source 6

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Indian diplomat indicted in N.Y., leaves U.S.

An Indian diplomat accused of lying about how much she paid her housekeeper has been indicted in New York City. Devyani Khobragade is charged with visa fraud and making false statements. In a letter to the judge, prosecutors say she has been given diplomatic immunity status and left the United States on Thursday. Ref. USAToday

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India's deputy consul general in New York has been indicted by a grand jury on federal charges of visa fraud and making false statements in connection with allegations that she lied on a visa application for her former housekeeper, according the U.S. Attorney's Office.

In a letter to U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, federal prosecutors said Devyani Khobragade will not be arraigned on the charges at this time; she left the United States on Thursday.

Khobragade's arrest on December 12 outside her daughter's school, her detention in a cell with other women and her having been subjected to a strip search raised diplomatic hackles in New Delhi. Ref. CNN

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India: No stand-off with US

India's government said Saturday that there was no standoff with the United States over the arrest and strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York, as both countries appear eager to defuse the monthlong dispute. Ref. Source 3

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Beginning Tuesday, the Biden administration will restrict travel from the U.S. To India. The decision comes after a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, White House Press secretary Jen Psaki said last week. "The policy will be implemented in light of extraordinarily high COVID-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in India," Psaki said in a statement. Ref. USAToday.