India Trims Perks for US Embassy Staff Over Diplomatic Row

India took retaliatory measures against the United States on Wednesday in a row over an Indian diplomat who complained of being stripped and forced to undergo “cavity searches” while in U.S. detention.   The measures included a revision of work conditions of Indians employed at U.S. consulates and a freeze on the import of duty-free alcohol.   Devyani Khobragade, a deputy consul general at the Indian Consulate in New York, was arrested on Dec. 12 on charges of visa fraud and...

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