Even after the highly triumphantly publicized case of Kulbhushan Jadav in Pakistan the MEA didn’t formulate effective policy to deal with such cases in foreign countries. A Qatar court has announced the death penalty for eight Indians arrested in the country last year ( as reported at https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/qatar-court-hands-down-death-penalty-for-eight-indians-india-government-1.98996917 ). This Qatar case is different from the Pakistan case. In a major victory for India, the ICJ ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence awarded to Jadhav and asked it to provide consular access to him. But it raises an important question that - “why the MEA didn’t move the ICJ in March 2023 itself when it came to know that these 8 Indians were detained and were denied bail without framing popper charges against them” ?

Source: Economic Times October 27, 2023 00:39 UTC