"The US and India enjoy a broad and deep friendship, and this isolated episode is not indicative of the close and mutually respectful ties that we share," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
Obama, sources said, was regularly updated on the development and National Security Advisor Susan Rice too was monitoring the situation; so was Secretary of State John Kerry, it is believed.
Recognizing the damage that the diplomat row has done to the India-US relationship, there is a realization in the top American leadership that "it was the most stupid thing to do" on their part and that they would now have to "work overtime" to bring back the ties on track.
"This has clearly been a challenging time in the US-India relationship. We expect and hope that this will now come to closure and the Indians will now take significant steps with us to improve our relationship and return it to a more constructive place," State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters.
Devyani Khobragade was strip- searched and held with criminals, triggering a row between the two countries with India retaliating by downgrading privileges of US diplomats.
"It was one of the most stupid things to do," a top American leaders said, referring to the damage the case has done to India-US ties.
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