NEW DELHI: India wants security guarantees from the Pakistan government for Kulbhushan Jadhav 's wife before she goes there to meet him. Jadhav, a former Naval officer, has been in a Pakistan jail on death row on espionage charges, which India has contested.Responding to Pakistan's sudden offer of access to Jadhav's wife, made last week, India has set some riders. "The Indian response, like the Pakistani offer, was made as a note verbale, to the Pakistan high commission here and the foreign ministry in Islamabad. Pakistan's offer comes as the International Court of Justice judgment on the Indian case is around the corner.India was a little wary of Pakistan's offer, particularly since Avantika's application has not found a favourable response. In addition, Pakistan's harassment of two Indian clerics influenced the demand for a sovereign guarantee on the safety of Jadhav's family.

Source: Times of India November 23, 2017 16:41 UTC