Since when has any country followed the Geneva conventions? Were they followed in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Panama, Somalia, Palestine, Syria, Sudan etc? It was Imran Khan's peace offering nothing less and nothing more. Indian government asked Pakistan for his release because he was son of an Indian Air Field Marshall and guaranteed they would deescalate if Abhinandan was returned. If it had been some other pilot I doubt if Indian government would have asked for his release. Either way the Indians would not have escalated, they know the consequences are horrific .