A day after India stepped up security for the US Embassy and other American institutions here, external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said the decision was not based on ‘reciprocity but on threat perception’.
He also expressed hope of finding a solution to the diplomatic row that erupted between India and the US after the arrest of deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade in New York on charges of making false declarations in a visa application for her maid.
‘As far as security is concerned, the matter is dealt with agencies entirely on the merits of security requirement. Security is not based on reciprocity.... It is based on threat perception,’ Khurshid said on the sidelines of an event.
He went on to add, ‘Security issues are all to be dealt by security agencies. There is no question of any compromise on security. We have been very careful right through. Reciprocity and matters like convenience, courtesies etc are another matter.’
Allaying US’ concerns about security of their institutions after barricades outside the Embassy were removed as a fallout of the diplomatic row, as many as 150 police personnel have been deployed during a 24-hour period in shifts at the US Embassy, School and American Centre in New Delhi.
He also expressed hope of finding a solution to the diplomatic row that erupted between India and the US after the arrest of deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade in New York on charges of making false declarations in a visa application for her maid.
‘As far as security is concerned, the matter is dealt with agencies entirely on the merits of security requirement. Security is not based on reciprocity.... It is based on threat perception,’ Khurshid said on the sidelines of an event.
He went on to add, ‘Security issues are all to be dealt by security agencies. There is no question of any compromise on security. We have been very careful right through. Reciprocity and matters like convenience, courtesies etc are another matter.’
Allaying US’ concerns about security of their institutions after barricades outside the Embassy were removed as a fallout of the diplomatic row, as many as 150 police personnel have been deployed during a 24-hour period in shifts at the US Embassy, School and American Centre in New Delhi.