India had hoped it might be able to persuade Pakistan through "back channel" to release retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" in 2017, senior advocate Harish Salve has said. Salve was the lead counsel for India in the Jadhav case at the ICJ.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/post-icj-india-tried-to-persuade-pak-through-back-channel-to-release-kulbhushan-jadhav-harish-salve/articleshow/75517431.cms