I am stunned to hear what happened to Vijay and his family at the Mumbai airport and wholeheartedly symapathize with them.
If in our own country, there is such a bias in favor of white skins, what good has independence really done for India.
Though some people here may say these officials were just following the rules, it cannot be a mechanical proposition, especially since little kids are involved. In every country there are leeways for certain situations.
I have travelled between India and the United States several times, and it is a shame when i see the sheer torture that Indian nationals have to go through to get through immigration - lines, bad attitude, and let's not forget bribes. The lines for foreign nationals are far shorter and have better officers on duty.In countries like France, preference is given to nationals instead of foreigners.
The sheer incomeptency of the airport officials in dealing with this situation is appalling. This treatment esp. in view of the fact that NRI's are doing so much for the country. My advice to Vijay is to get U.S. citizenship as soon as possible.
Btw, I am an Indian national and my kids are U.S. citizens.
