India, July 9 -- Efforts are on from several quarters to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, 37, who is set for execution in Yemen's capital city Sana'a in a murder case. The Indian government's efforts are complicated by the fact that India does not have formal diplomatic relations with the Houthis, the rebel group controlling large parts of Yemen.

India's diplomatic relations are with the Presidential Leadership Council, which is the internationally recognised government, while the Houthis' top body is called the Supreme Political Council.

After a trial court convicted Nimisha Priya of murder and sentencing her to death, the Supreme Judicial Council of the Houthi-governed Syria stamped this verdict in 2023.

There were confusing reports ...