After 15 rejections for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former Naval commander who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court, India has made yet another appeal.
This time, India has changed its approach, and appealed on an emotional level. Indian high commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale met Pakistan foreign secretary and handed over a plea by Jadhav's mother to the federal government of Pakistan as well as a petition by her to the Court of Appeal. His mother has requested the federal government to allow a meeting of mother and son.
Bambawale also requested Pakistan to facilitate visas for Jadhav's mother and father, who wish to travel to Pakistan and meet him, as well as to personally meet the government officials and submit their requests for his release. India also made its 16 request for consular access to Jadhav.
Bambawale's meeting comes a day after Indian foreign secretary S. Jaishankar met Pakistani high commissioner to India Abdul Basit with a similar set of requests. India had earlier summoned deputy high commissioner of Pakistan to ask him how India should go ahead with filing the appeal against the death sentence. India doesn't not have too much time left, as the appeal had to be filed within 60 days of the sentence. He was sentenced on April 10.
India had earlier harshly criticised Pakistan for the sentence and called the military court a kangaroo court. However, as the Pakistan government stood by the judgment, India has changed its approach.