"The person who has come to this court as petitioner, we don't think he has any immunity," a bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said.

Which, although there would be better interpretations, could be rephrased truthfully as, "This court thinks that as of now the Italian ambassador does not enjoy immunity." Implicit in that observation is that the SC itself has been presented with an issue that is without precedent and that it would need some time to look at all the complexities before passing an authoritative opinion.

The Outlook headline reads: "Italian Envoy Has No Immunity, Can't Leave India."

Which is not quite what the SC has said.

Leaving that aside, would this Italian ambassador not be allowed to leave? No matter what the arguments are and no matter how much we are offended, an ambassador cannot be detained nor proceedings initiated against him. Law aside, it is not practical. However, because the SC has made an intervention and the issue might further dent our institutions, there is every chance that the government will be forced to ask the ambassador to leave.

I am not sure how long this game can go on...

India should rather try alternative means to teach Italy a lesson.

How about some strong economic sanctions, coupled with a crackdown on the Italy based MNCs operating in India?

But then it is too much to expect from a government, headed by a lady who herself has never hidden her deep love and affection and attachment for her place of birth.

ADITYA MOOKERJEE

I do not think that Bonita is trying to "educate" you as you assert. You are simply misreading her.  She is trying to pull you into line as the rest of us. All your posts, as I have read, are gobbledygook.

For you, Bonita is a well wisher, not an adversary. Try to be objective, every one of us has limitations. And medicine is always bitter, but cures us in the end. You do have a good command of English, which is not our mother tongue. But, as evident from your posts, your thinking is convoluted and leads nowhere. 

Please take Bonita in positive light to straighten yourself up. That way you would make a contribution to the political views in the forums here. We would like to hear from you then, instead of disregarding you. Remember that, I also hold radically different position from Bonita.

 Bonita, my issue is, people dare I say, with education, have left people like me, no place to go. You have made a situation, where you say, that India is like this, with problems, we are people with education who solve problems, and if people like you don't want my help, you are worthy of not being here. I don't want your free imparting of education, which might lead me to be in a system, where there will be no food chain, forget forests, and men start devouring each other. Your type of educated Indian has an insecurity about Indians like me. You say, 'where will you go?' , not because I might, but because you will be insecure if I do. The dinosaur was a living being, that killed every other living being, then became extinct. This was before the ice age, or I am wrong in my premise. Scientists speak of global warming, when this phenomenon was known before the relativity theory, and they perhaps feel we are going to surely destroy ourselves, and they speak of global warming because of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) accumulation. I mean, scientists are speaking like this? Because people like you will panic, later, and start behaving in what way?

 And, ministers like Renuka Chaudhary speak of women's emancipation, when she has a house in Hyderabad, has women working there, and she is a minister or M. P., in New Delhi? Am I against women's emancipation, or should I wonder? Ms. Chaudhary doesn't need any consideration, favour, etc., because she might appear arrogant to my perception, and I might misunderstand her understanding, and I think that I have. I don't remember her or think about her, most of the time. People like you, and the minister, want me to consider that you have to impart instruction and education to me, it appears to me, and further it appears, that it is a chore, a bother, and the M. P. is mindful, when she gets her pay as M. P. that the amount is Rs. 1 lakh. It's as if she is lobbying for a raise, or cabinet post, when it might not be so. I don't want to be associated with polity, politics, M. P.'s or ministers, if I can avoid it, vigorously. This idea of educating, would not have come to you, if you were not, and I cannot say, that you have not educated yourself.

Aditya Mookerjee,

I did not mean to imply that you are uneducated and apologise if I gave that impression. Only, that in this instance your comments are based on a misunderstanding of the position. Please ignore the second sentence of my previous post and read the rest.