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The 5th edition of the World Congress on Justice with Children held in Madrid, Spain was concluded on 4th June 2025. The theme of the event was “Advancing Child-Centred Justice: Preventing and Responding to Violence Affecting Children in the Child Justice Systems.” This event brought together global experts, policymakers, judges, legal professionals, academics, civil society members, children and youth to address the theme of the congress. However, few days after this mega event on 23rd June 2025 one of India's most renowned newspapers, the Times of India, published a report prepared by the voluntary organization India Child Protection. The data presented in this report was shocking and stirred the conscience of both Indians and the international community. This prompted my focus on the research regarding “India’s International Commitment Towards Her Children.” The aim of this study is to verify whether India has agreed to and ratified international agreements concerning children, as well as to assess if its domestic laws align with these agreements.