How does India treat foreign death row inmates?

• The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed the execution of Shahzadi Khan, an Indian national sentenced to death in the UAE for an infant’s murder.
• Two more Indian nationals, convicted in separate cases, were also executed in the UAE.
• As of March 20th, 49 Indians are currently on death row abroad, with the highest number in the UAE at 25 and 11 in Saudi Arabia.
• India’s response to the situation is that Indian Missions abroad provide all possible assistance to Indian citizens sentenced by foreign courts.
• In countries with authoritarian systems with non-transparent judicial processes, the Indian embassy is not informed about the arrest or judicial processes or the pronouncement of the death sentence.
• In many Gulf countries, sentences can be commuted in exchange for blood money, which must be accepted by both the state and the aggrieved family.
• The embassy can nominate a lawyer and use welfare funds to provide legal services to those who need it.
• The government has successfully intervened in several cases, including the release of eight Indian navy veterans sentenced to death by the Qatari government and the release of Gurdip Singh, an Indian national arrested on charges of drug trafficking in Indonesia.