The backlash India has faced has been unprecedented, with several Gulf countries, a north African nation, and four Asian countries registering forms of protest against Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal's comments.
The Narendra Modi government might in all probability be able to bring the friendly Arab governments round to softening their initial response to what they consider to be sacrilegious remarks by BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammed.
'It is unfortunate that vote bank politics is being practiced in international relations,' India responded while expressing 'concern' over 'racially and ethnically motivated attacks, hate crimes and gun violence' in the US.