India orders US diplomats to follow traffic rules. Here’s why that’ll be challenging
Indian commuters ignore a lowered barrier at a railroad crossing in Amritsar on Dec. 18, 2013.
In an escalating diplomatic fight, India has demanded that US diplomats adhere to the country's traffic rules.
On Wednesday, the Indian government also ordered the US Embassy in New Delhi to stop selling liquor and other duty-free goods to non-diplomats by Jan. 16.
The moves are the latest retaliatory measures taken by India following the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade on visa fraud charges in New York last month.
US prosecutors have until Jan. 15 to decide whether to proceed with an indictment.
As these photos show, adhering to traffic laws may prove a bit challenging in India, where cows take precedence over people and crash rates are among the highest in the world.
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