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India sought to tamp down Saturday a furore over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats in New York, insisting the episode should not be allowed to derail "strong" ties with the United States. Foreign minister Salman Khurshid said a dialogue with Washington was under way to defuse the crisis sparked by the 48-hour detention of deputy consular general Devyani Khobragade on December 12. Our mutual relations are very strong," Khurshid told reporters in New Delhi. At the same time, Khurshid warned that the United States "must understand the value of (their) partnership".Read more...