Photo: PTINew Delhi: India and Pakistan on Monday will present their respective positions at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague over the issue of the arrest and sentencing to death of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. A Pakistani military court had handed the death sentence to Jadhav last month for alleged espionage and subversive activities—mainly in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province. India acknowledges that Jadhav had served with the Navy but denies that he has any connection with the government. Prior to approaching the ICJ, India had also handed over to Pakistan an appeal by Jadhav’s mother, initiating a process to get his conviction overturned. The Jadhav case has vitiated the atmospherics between India and Pakistan with ties at a low following a spate of terrorist attacks in 2016.

Source: Mint May 15, 2017 06:33 UTC