One scientist, Goverdhan Mehta, an organic chemist and the former director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, is to lecture next month at the University of Florida at Gainesville, then address an international conference.

Dr. Mehta said he went for a routine visa interview at the consulate on Feb. 9, only to be questioned about whether his research could be used for "chemical warfare."

Speaking Thursday from his home in Bangalore, he said it could not. He said he remembered being told he was not being honest. "To tell a scientist of any standing he is deceptive about his research — there cannot be a bigger affront," Dr. Mehta said. "I certainly felt very humiliated."

He said he refused to fill out a questionnaire on his research. His many peer-reviewed papers, he said, speak for themselves.

Dr. Mehta said he had visited the United States about 20 times but would never again apply for an American visa.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/24/inter ... india.html

And then after some bullying and harsh words...

U.S. Approves Visa for Indian Scientist
Goverdhan Mehta said he was told two weeks ago that his visa had been "refused" and that his expertise in chemistry could be a threat to U.S. national security. The case caused a furor in India just days before a visit by President Bush next week that is aimed at building warmer ties between the world's two largest democracies.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01994.html