I feel for the parents and the kids. Again this story does not surprise me at all.I had been living overseas since the age of 17. I first started noticing how Indians (mal)treat other fellow Indians in Air India flights. Whites were attended to with a smile and courtesy. Indians were totally ignored. Those who were politely persistent (because they had to) were spoken to loudly rudely and disrespectfully. I flew 3 times with Air India and it was the same every time. I never again flew Air India again. This is a very unfortunate trait we Indian have. We are nice, kind to each other and respect each other among closed doors. In public we rarely help each other. We are ignorant and suspicious. That is why in my opinion we are respected. As a young Doctor when I arrived in the UK fifteen years ago, one of the advice I was given was: never work for an Indian consultant. I did not follow that and learned the hard way that I should have. A British Consultant (boss) would not deny you your RIGHTS for study leave, paid courses and holidays etc. An Indian consultant would flatly say no and would never give a good reference at the End. What is really disturbing about the case is that the CHILDREN did have visa but not on them. They were deported. Air France lets a French national board the flight WITH OUT ANY VISA. Just try to board an Air France or any flight to west with out a visa with an India passport! What more the French gets 2 day transit visa. Transit to where? We Indians should respect each other only then we can expect such respect from other nationals
