MAINS 2025 · GS II · INDIAN POLITY

Compare and contrast the President's power to pardon in India and in the USA. Are there a…

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GS Paper II 10 marks 150 words Indian Polity
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Compare and contrast the President's power to pardon in India and in the USA. Are there any limits to it in both the countries? What are 'preemptive pardons'?

Syllabus link: GS II – Global Groupings: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

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