MEA feels vindicated

November 08, 2014 07:41 am | Updated November 16, 2021 04:46 pm IST - New Delhi:

In 1995, U.S. diplomat Robin Raphel was the toast of the State Department. President Bill Clinton had appointed her the first Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia.

“And Ms. Raphel was a real obstacle in bettering ties between the U.S. and India,” said diplomat Satinder Lambah, who was India’s High Commissioner in Islamabad then. “We have been vindicated by this probe,” said an official who chose not to be named.

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