<h2 class="ql-align-center">VIENNA CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF TREATIES (VCLT)</h2>&nbsp;<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">About:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Often referred to as "the treaty on treaties"</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It became effective in 1980</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It is an international agreement that regulates treaties among sovereign states</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It codifies and clarifies the fundamental principles of treaty law</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">It outlines the legal framework for such treaties, including their formation, interpretation, and termination</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Signatories:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">India is not a party to the VCLT</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Pakistan has signed but not ratified it</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Other Important Vienna Convention:</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Vienna Convention (1961) on Diplomatic Relations,</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963),</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (1985)</li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/current-affairs-batch-2026-prelims-mains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/866858b5-8d79-11f0-9b3b-79fe68e0378e.jpeg"></a>&nbsp; &nbsp;Telegram Link: <a href="https://t.me/sunyaias_CA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">https://t.me/sunyaias_CA</a>&nbsp;#ViennaConvention #VCLT #TreatyOnTreaties #InternationalLaw #LawOfTreaties #TreatyLaw #ViennaConvention1980#InternationalAffairs#UPSC2026 #UPSCPreparation #UPSCExam #UPSC_Prelims_2026 #CurrentAffairs #Current_Affairs_for_UPSC_Prelims #DailyCurrentAffairs #CA_for_Govt_Exams #The_Hindu_News #The_hindu_Current_Affairs #Sunya_IAS #Best_UPSC_Coaching #Best_Current_Affairs #CivilServices

Recently, India invoked Article 62 (fundamental change in circumstances) to justify suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following a terrorist attack