Great Post - The Acorn: Indian hostages released

A collective sigh of relief masks the grave damage done

Antaryami, Tilak Raj and Sukhdev Singh have been set free in one hostage drama that comes with a happy ending, and without recourse to Asha Parekh after all.

...The Indian government has already paid too high a price for their release, allowing a bunch of armed thugs to dictate its emigration policy. For the time being every Indian passport will carry a stamp of shame - making them invalid for travel to Iraq...