The pat down search of Indian Ambassador to US, Ms. Meera Shankar by the US Airport authorities is an insult to India. Out of 30 passengers she alone was selected, taken to a room and searched by patting down her entire body, probably because she was wearing a sari. This is not the first time that Indian Ministers and Diplomats have been similarly insulted. India should retaliate in a suitable manner so that this kind of insult does not recur again. Why can’t the Government practice the same on US Diplomats and dignitaries? But whether the Government of India trying to become the strategic partner of imperialist US dare to do that ?