Carl,
I fear the imperial legacy for India is not corruption, rather bureaucracy. There is probably some national level understanding of the problems posed by PMC maritime operations, which has not migrated too far down India labyrinth civil-military structures - so the Coast Guard did what their duty required.
JCustis posted (in part):AdamG cited an Indian news report:Its press release of the incident thanked Indian officials for allowing the ship to shelter in port and avoid the recent Typhoon.I am sure this happens elsewhere, heaven forbid the USCG would do such a thing.The American ship, detained by Coast Guard for carrying arms and ammunition off Tamil Nadu coast, may escape action if it is established that the vessel was cruising beyond Indian territorial waters, a top official said today.
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