The International Court of Justice has held that Pakistan violated the Vienna Convention by not providing Kulbhushan Jadhav consular access during his trial.
From issuing 'veiled threat' to India's lawyer to use of intemperate language, Pakistan has tried several ways to build case against India in Kulbhushan Jadhav hearing.
Ex-solicitor general Harish Salve representing India at ICJ in the 4-day trial said that Jadhav's purported confession clearly appeared to be 'coerced'.
We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
While India should rightly celebrate consular access granted by ICJ to Kulbhushan Jadhav, we cannot forget how what is true of Pakistan in Jadhav’s case is equally true of our govt in our own backyard where human rights defenders and lawyers are being routinely picked up, labelled and jailed.
If an important dispute arises, the apex court is duty bound to adjudicate upon it. However, when the British designed their parliamentary democracy, upon which ours is modelled, they expected certain norms, conventions, good behaviour and decency to take root. The Speaker is like the umpire or referee, not the party loyalist most have become. Recall Smt Sumitra Mahajan’s tenure.
While India should rightly celebrate consular access granted by ICJ to Kulbhushan Jadhav, we cannot forget how what is true of Pakistan in Jadhav’s case is equally true of our govt in our own backyard where human rights defenders and lawyers are being routinely picked up, labelled and jailed.
Our prayers are with Shri Kulbhushan Jadhav and his family. May they be reunited soon.
If an important dispute arises, the apex court is duty bound to adjudicate upon it. However, when the British designed their parliamentary democracy, upon which ours is modelled, they expected certain norms, conventions, good behaviour and decency to take root. The Speaker is like the umpire or referee, not the party loyalist most have become. Recall Smt Sumitra Mahajan’s tenure.