Indian roulette.

"India has said it is exploring all legal options after a court in Qatar sentenced eight former Indian naval officers to death on unspecified charges." BBC. "Last year, in parliament, foreign minister S Jaishankar described them as 'ex-servicemen' of the country," and "In December, Mr Jaishankar told parliament that the government was in constant touch with Qatar over the 'very sensitive case'." Indeed, the case has been going on since August last year. "On August 30 last year, Qatar's intelligence agency picked up the men from their homes in the dead of night. They were working for a defence services provider company, Dahra Global Technologies, in Qatar. Since then they have been kept in solitary confinement, denied bail, and now sentenced to death." ET. Families of the men were not informed either by Qatari or Indian government and discovered they were missing when they failed to answer phone calls or messages. Google search does not show that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has visited Qatar even once since the men were arrested though it records that he visited the FIFA World Cup venue in Qatar in February of 2022. DD. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has made no mention of the men, as is his custom, though he visited Egypt in June and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), next door to Qatar, in July. wikipedia. On 30 October, Mr Jaishankar said "he had met the families of the detained Indians and told them the government "attaches the highest importance' to their case," and that the "government will continue to make all efforts to secure their release". Vox. Why such shyness when India responded with savage ferocity to Canada's allegations of murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada by Indian agents. Reuters. India stopped issuing visas in Canada and asked Canada to repatriate 41 diplomats from India, threatening to withdraw diplomatic immunity after a specified date. ABC. Complying with the order, "Canada has temporarily suspended visa and in-person consular services in Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Mumbai. The same will be available only at the Canadian High Commission in Delhi." ET. Why, in over a year, we have just been in "constant touch" with Qatar and have not explored "all legal options" so far? "With their future under serious jeopardy, a few jailed veterans have now filed a mercy petition to the Emir of Qatar to grant them a pardon." "The Emir typically issues pardons twice a year, during Ramadan and National Day." TNIE. "The month of Ramadan in 2024 starts on March 10 and ends on April 9. The dates are ideal for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to score a major diplomatic coup, right in the middle of the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign," wrote Rohit Khanna. One dramatic phone call to the Emir and, voila, the gates of prison open, the men are flown over to Delhi and a triumphant return to the Lok Sabha with absolute majority. Like Balakot air strike in 2019. wikipedia. But, what if the Emir refuses, or the men are hanged before then? In Russian roulette you play  with your own life. Here they are playing with the lives of 8 Indians. To win the election.