Polity

Framework and Scope The Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), 1988 is India’s principal criminal law dealing with corruption involving public...

Background and Institutional Design The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 gave statutory status to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), India’s...

Background and Mandate The Committee on Prevention of Corruption, popularly known as the Santhanam Committee, was appointed by the Government...

Meaning and Participants DUSTLIK is a bilateral military exercise conducted between the Indian Army and the Uzbekistan Army. The word...

Historical and Strategic Context India and Uzbekistan share old civilizational links through Central Asian trade routes, Buddhism, Persianate culture and...

Meaning and Legal Basis International Treaty Dispute Resolution refers to mechanisms through which States resolve disagreements concerning the interpretation, application,...

Background D.K. Basu v. State of West Bengal is a landmark Supreme Court judgment dealing with custodial violence, arbitrary arrest...

Meaning Arrest without warrant refers to an arrest made by a police officer without first obtaining an arrest warrant from...

Meaning A post-World War II peace treaty refers to a formal agreement intended to legally terminate the state of war...

Overview The Russia–Japan territorial dispute concerns four islands at the southern end of the Kuril chain, administered by Russia but...