Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav was awarded the death sentence by a Pakistan military court on charges of terrorism and spying.
International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague has stayed his execution. In a petition to the ICJ, India had accused Pakistan of gross violation of international laws.
The ICJ is a part of the United Nations, and its judgments have binding force and are without appeal for the parties concerned.
Integrated Theatre Command
An integrated theatre command envisages a unified command of the three Services, under a single commander, for geographical theatres that are of security concern.
The commander of such a force will be able to bring to bear all resources at his disposal.
The Indian armed forces currently have 17 commands.
A committee appointed by the Defence Ministry has recommended creating 3 integrated theatre commands of the Indian armed forces — northern, western and southern — instead of the 17 in place currently.
Floating Rate Bond
A bond whose interest amount fluctuates in step with the market interest rates, or some other external measure is called Floating Rate Bond.
Price of floating rate bonds remains relatively stable because neither a capital gain nor a capital loss occurs as market interest rates go up or down.
Integrated Case Management Information System
The system will help litigants access data and retrieve information online.
It will be a step towards a paperless Supreme Court.
Digital filing of cases would make the judicial system “extremely transparent” and rule out any manipulation of records.
