re: #40 Uncle Obdicut

It doesn’t matter if they don’t agree, she has an actual status here in the US assigned to her by the US government, and that status is that she’s a consulate worker.

It matters a very great deal whether they agree. It will determine just how they treat our people over there. We managed to hit on several real sore points in Indian culture, and the fact that she is a dalit is making it even worse since the Indian government absolutely cannot look like they are going to throw her under the bus…and elections are coming up. Anti Americanism has always been a popular go-to in 3rd world countries and in India we get tied in with anti-British colonialism.

The internal politics make it next to impossible for the Indian PM to back down on this one.