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India vs Pakistan at the ICJ: The key arguments in Kulbhushan Jadhav case

India argues Jadhav's human rights violated; Pak says New Delhi indulging in 'political theatre'

Kulbhushan Jadhav, ICJ
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Kulbhushan Jadhav hearing: Dr Deepak Mittal, joint secretary of India's Ministry of External Affairs, right, and his delegation wait for judges to enter the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. PTI/AP

BS Web Team New Delhi
India and Pakistan on Monday crossed swords at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav's case, with New Delhi demanding the immediate suspension of Jadhav's death sentence and Islamabad calling India's application "unnecessary" and "misconceived". 


India took the Jadhav case to the world court, accusing Pakistan of violating the Vienna Convention and conducting a "farcical trial" for convicting Jadhav without a "shred of evidence". After hearing arguments from both sides, the ICJ said that it would deliver its ruling "as