DOCUMENT CCPR/C/10/Add.8 India Initial report [Original: English] [4 July 1983] Introduction 1. This report to the Human Rights Committee es­ tablished under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is submitted by India in accordance with the requirements of article 40 of the Covenant. 2. India acceded to the Covenant on 10 April 1979 and, pursuant to article 49, it became effective for India on 10 July 1979. 3. India has received and considered the guide ­ lines, adopted by the Human Rights Committee at its forty-fourth meeting (second session) on 29 August 1977 and has prepared its report in accordance with those guidelines. 1 1 The annexes to this report are kept in the files of the Secretariat, in the original language, as received from the Government of India.2 Yearbook. . . 1977-1978, vol. II, document A/32/44, annex IV.I. General 1. General legal framework 4. The people of India, who became independent by putting an end to the centuries long colonialism, gave unto themselves in 1950 a written constitution. The preamble to the Constitution reads: WE, The people of India , having solemnly resolved to constitute In­ dia into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: Justice , social, economic and political; Liberty , of thought, expression, belief and worship; Equality of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; In our constituent assembly this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do Hereby ADOPT, ENACT and GIVE TO ourselves this con­ stitution . 5. The Indian Constitution enshrines Parliamentary democracy, and division of powers among the legisla ­ tive, executive and the independent judiciary with counter-checks and balances. Thus the Indian Constitu ­
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a government report, specifically an initial report to the Human Rights Committee on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in India. The report provides an overview of the Indian Constitution, the country's legal framework, and the government's efforts to uphold human rights. Given the focus on human rights and the legal framework, it seems unlikely that the report is related to economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, international trade, or science and technology.

**Category**
Human Rights, Education