India Protests Germany's Comments on Kejriwal Arrest; Germany Backtracks
• Germany takes U-turn and refuses to comment on Arvind Kejriwal's arrest after India summons diplomat to lodge protest • India served demarche to Germany over remarks by German spokesperson, seen as interfering in judicial process • German spokesman now says won't report on "confidential conversations" and shares India's interest in deepening cooperation • Response comes after India made clear that commenting on internal affairs of democracies like India sets bad precedent • Another Western European country has also informed India it will not comment on Kejriwal's arrest in money laundering case