The deportation of undocumented Indian nationals sent back in shackles on a US military flight sparked an outrage in India. It also hurt Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s image for its failure to stand up for the dignity of its citizens. Former foreign secretary and later India’s ambassador to the US NIRUPAMA RAO shared her angst with KUMKUM CHADHA while talking about the significance of the recent Trump-Modi meeting in the US
When a nation that claims to champion democracy and human rights deports immigrants in shackles and celebrates their humiliation, it raises a disturbing question: Is this what greatness looks like?
America is a nation where people stop for red traffic lights late at night even when no other traffic is obvious. Process is important and it is embedded in a good bit of federal regulations.