Kulbhushan Jadav case: This is how Indian politicians reacted to ICJ verdict

The International Court of Justice has suspended Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence and asked the Pakistan government to "review and reconsider" his conviction. Fifteen out of 16 judges ruled in favour of India and the judgment also allows consular access to Jadhav.

This judgment is a huge win for India but the world court has rejected most of the remedies sought by India, which includes the death sentence meted out by the Pakistan military court. India had also asked for the release and safe return of Jadhav.

Jadhav was arrested in Pakistan in March 2016 and was charged with espionage. A year later, the Pakistan military court sentenced him to death. This was when India took Pakistan to the ICJ and the sentence was suspended in May 2017.

Former External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj was the first to tweet her happiness on the verdict. She wrote, "wholeheartedly welcome the verdict of International Court of Justice in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav. It is a great victory for India." She then added, "I thank the Prime Minister Shri@narendramodi for our initiative to take Jadhav's case before International Court of Justice."

In another tweet, Swaraj also thanked Supreme Court lawyer Harish Salve for representing India and presenting the country's case in front of the world court.