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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicPolice reform

Topic: police reform

Army vs police case in Odisha shows urgent need for police reform. Accountability is key

The police station is the soul of policing and enough time and effort must be dedicated to it to improve its functioning.

PM Modi wants India to shed its colonial past. He should begin by reforming the police

Indian musical instruments in Army bands, new naval ensign, Raj Path renamed Kartavya Path. But one colonial legacy Modi hasn’t shown interest in eradicating is Police Act of 1861.

Reducing gun violence will require more policing, not less

If progressives make guns harder to get and don’t penalize illegal possession, then a future where only outlaws have guns is inevitable.

Only public pressure can bring police reforms now. Supreme Court order is gathering dust

15 years after the Supreme Court judgment in Prakash Singh case, we must ask what's holding up police reforms – Indians' lack of appreciation for good policing or the feeling of having given up?

Spare Army counterinsurgency tasks, police does it better. Look at Punjab, Andhra, Tripura

Indian experience points to the need for a nodal role for the state police in counterinsurgency operations. Military involvement is neither necessary, nor desirable.

Pandemic policing has no SOPs but it must move beyond restriction enforcement

It is important that the police carry out a thorough post-mortem of their performance during the pandemic.

An all-India Police Act, that’s what we need to curb Waze-like cases of corruption

The decision of the Supreme Court to not entertain the petition of Param Bir Singh, former Mumbai Police Commissioner, is disappointing.

Judging police performance by crime data is a bigger issue than politicisation: Neeraj Kumar

Police officers see several benefits in not registering a crime or delaying justice. Hathras case showed the UP Police in its true colours.

Killing Vikas Dubey doesn’t end crime. For that, parties must let go of control over police

India needs urgent police reforms, otherwise political parties will continue to shield Vikas Dubeys, turning them into rich politicians with no fear of law.

How the riots of the 1960s led to rise in militarisation of US Police

The first move to militarise police dates back to World War 2 when soldier-turned-LA police captain William Parker, who despised 'community policing', brought in reforms.

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Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.