Q & A: The US-India diplomatic row She is India's 39-year-old deputy Consul-General in its New York consulate, the daughter of an Indian civil servant, a member of the "Dalit" or "untouchable caste." She owns 11 properties, including a Mumbai apartment worth more than £400,000. According to the US Attorney she committed perjury by falsely declaring her domestic maid would be paid $4,500 (£2,731) a month while signing another private agreement to pay her $573 (£347) per month. According to the State Department Protocol Department she had only limited immunity relating only to her official duties because she was a consular official, not an embassy diplomat. It has been seen as national humiliation - in particular her strip-search. Fellow saw her arrest as a challenge to their right to hire staff on local terms - which many Indian diplomats around the world do. Why did the US government not intervene to prevent the case damaging relations with a valued ally? US Secretary of State John Kerry voiced regret but the state department indicated it cannot intervene in the due process of law. This has brought charges of hypocrisy: the US insisted on diplomatic immunity for Raymond Davies, a CIA contractor arrested for the 2011 murder of two men in Pakistan. He was later released after the blood money was paid to the victims" families. How will this row be resolved? India has now moved Ms Khobragade to its UN Mission and applied for a G1 visa for her, which gives fuller immunity. It hopes it will be issued before she is expected to appear in court on Monday and that it will effectively halt the proceedings. In any case negotiations for a plea bargain agreement have been held with the calls for the criminal charges to be changed to civil proceedings.