Since 2001, several cases of detention and search of Indian VIPs at US airports have been reported, resulting in diplomatic tensions between India and the United States.
Unlike the United States, India frequently exempts diplomats and other well-known figures from airport security checks.
[2] Three years later, he was stopped at New York White Plains where he had landed to address a conference at Yale University.
[6][7] In 2015, it was announced that a list of 2,000 Indian VIPs will be included in the US Global Entry programme, which warrants expedited clearance at US airports.
The list was to include former Presidents and Prime Ministers, prominent industrialists and well-known actors.