Why India feels Kulbhushan Jadhav's meeting with his family is a climbdown by Pakistan's military

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Kulbhushan Jadhav met his wife and mother for 40 minutes today. Pakistan allowed the meeting "on humanitarian grounds." Here's why New Delhi feels it represents a "major climbdown."
India feels today's meeting between Kulbhushan Jadhav and his family was as much an image-building exercise as a tacit message from Pakistan to New Delhi, and so represents a "major climbdown."
Jadhav was sentenced to death by Islamabad in April, on charges of espionage. India claims the former Navy officer, who set up a business in Iran's Chabahar port after retiring from the force, was abducted and sold to Pakistan intelligence agencies by the Taliban.
Pakistan has repeatedly denied India consular access to Jadhav,so why did Islamabad permit what it called a "humanitarian" meeting"?
A top source in the Indian security establishment told India Today that Pakistan's military, which is all-powerful within the country, "wants to show that it is capable of doing business with India. And, they want to tell us that Jadhav is alive."
At another level, Pakistan is also collecting evidence to show the international community that it's acting according to established protocol. New Delhi is aware of the anti-India sentiment in Pakistan, and feels that allowing the meeting at this juncture was a bold move, but one aimed at "window dressing" the Pakistan's military's image.
"The fact that Pakistan military is tacitly signaling to India indicates a major climb down. Initially, Pakistan tried to show-case India's alleged interference in Pakistan using Jadhav,now it wants a thaw in the relations and they (are) using Jadhav," a senior official said.
WILL INDIA BLINK?
India is unlikely to change its stand or its Pakistan policy in a hurry.
Diplomatically, India is trying to isolate Pakistan in the international area. It has also refused to engage Pakistan bilaterally.

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