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Home / News / World News / Pakistan offers consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, India accepts
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Pakistan offers consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, India accepts

Pakistan offers consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, India accepts
Written by Shalini Ojha
Sep 02, 2019, 11:07 am 3 min read
Pakistan offers consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, India accepts

After Pakistan offered consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national who was captured by the neighboring country in 2016, New Delhi accepted the proposal, said reports. Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad Gaurav Ahluwalia will be meeting Jadhav today with a hope of "fair" conversation. This development comes weeks after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) directed Pakistan to provide consular access.

The case
For the uninitiated, here's a bit about the case

After being arrested years ago, Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in 2017 on charges of espionage and "facilitating" terrorism. Upset with how Pakistan treated its former navy officer, India approached ICJ. In what served as a big blow to Pakistan on the global stage, UN's judicial body underscored Pakistan violated the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963.

Statement
Pakistan agreed to give access according to "country's laws"

On Sunday, the foreign ministry of Pakistan said India will receive consular access to Jadhav on Monday "in line with Vienna Convention on Consular relations, ICJ judgment & the laws of Pakistan". Dr. Mohammad Faisal, the spokesperson of the ministry, tweeted, "Commander Jadhav remains in Pakistan's custody, for espionage, terrorism, and sabotage (sic)." Earlier, India was reportedly "studying" the offer.

Looking back
Earlier too, Pakistan offered consular access, but with conditions

It should be noted that this is the second time that Pakistan has offered consular access. The early August offer was outrightly rejected by India as Islamabad didn't agree to provide a safe environment. Pakistan had said its officials will be present during the meeting and it will be filmed by CCTV as well. The riders put off India and it renounced the proposition.

Discussions
Apparently, India and Pakistan have been negotiating over meeting

Considering Pakistan's history, India wasn't willing to accept the offer without going through it thoroughly. Both sides reportedly discussed how many Indian officials will interview Jadhav with New Delhi being firm that the conversation shouldn't be recorded. "We don't want anyone to listen in on our conversation," sources told IE. In fact, India also explained to Pakistan what the Vienna Convention actually means.

Details
Take a look at what India told Pakistan

"Consular officers shall be free to communicate with nationals of the sending state (India) and to have access to them. Nationals of the sending state shall have the same freedom with respect to communication with and access to consular officers of the sending state," India reportedly told Pakistan. But Pakistan is learned to have communicated to India that it will follow its "country's laws".

Tensions
While Pakistani leaders "threatened" war, it offered consular access

It's pertinent to note that Pakistan's offer comes at a time when its leaders have taken to war-mongering. The neighboring country has been frustrated after India revoked Article 370 and divided Jammu and Kashmir into two UTs. Despite India reiterating that Kashmir is an internal matter, Pakistan is lobbying hard to get other countries to "help" it. However, all efforts have been falling flat.

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A mathematics graduate, I handle the national desk. Always looking for items to read, I started off as an entertainment beat writer and made the switch three years into my career. My talents include breaking news and being on top of trending topics.
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