Italian Foreign Minister Quits
Protesting decision to send Italian marines to India to face murder charges
ROME: Italian foreign minister Giulio Terzi said on Tuesday he was resigning from his post in protest over the return of two Italian marines to India to face murder charges.
"I resign in contention with the decision to send the marines back to India. The misgivings I expressed had no effect on the decision taken," he told parliament.
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India is a banana republic.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_politics_in_India