Essentially, the agreement exempts spies from being given the same privileges that signatories to the Vienna Convention (like India and Pakistan) must grant each other’s citizens in jail. If relations are not so good, then a high-profile spat like the one presently taking place is much more likely. Jadhav, said Zakaria, was “working for (the) Indian intelligence agency R&AW and was caught red-handed. Meaning, the Pakistan state has characterised Jadhav as a “security prisoner,” and would rather apply the 2008 bilateral agreement to him than the Vienna Convention. However, Indian officials insist the 2008 agreement and Clause 6 cannot contravene the 1963 Vienna Convention of which both countries are party.

Source: Indian Express May 15, 2017 22:36 UTC