Indias diplomatic challenge with eight Navy veterans on death row in Qatar | In Focus podcast

Published: Nov. 8, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

A court in Qatar has handed death sentences to eight Indian citizens, all of them former personnel of the Indian navy. The ex-navymen were convicted on espionage charges. India has termed the sentencing \u2018deeply shocking\u2019 and has said it is exploring all legal options.\nThe Indians were all employees of a defunct company, Doha-based Dahra Global, and had been arrested in August 2022.\nHow did these Indian nationals end up in this situation? What are the chances that their lives can be saved? And what can New Delhi do to bring them safely back to India?