External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that he has met the families of the eight former Indian Navy personnel who have been given the death sentence in Qatar.
While a report in the Financial Times said the eight Indians have been charged with espionage for Israel, the Narendra Modi government earlier said it was waiting for the detailed judgment. Editorials in prominent dailies, meanwhile, have pointed to the lack of transparency on part of the Qatari authorities as well as the government’s diplomatic challenge during a “delicate moment” in the Middle East.
