Table of Contents

Arrest of Mr Chidambaram (Aug 24 2019)

The Central Bureau of Investigation Needs a New Law (3 Nov 2018)

 The Central Vigilance Commission (26 Oct 2018)

Police Memorial Day (20 Oct 2018)

Cowboys of the UP Police (2 October 2018)

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018

 A Chief Minister vs A School Principlal (29 June 2018)

Human Rights and Law Enforcement in a Democratic Society (15 March 2018)

The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017- Another Name for Impunity (17 Oct 2017)

Piercing the Panchkula Haze- A Rejoinder (31 August 2017)

The CBI and the Politicians ( 10 July 2017)

Tej Bahadur Yadav,s Videos- Symptomatic of a Deeper Malaise (27 April 2017)

Police Reform- Need of the Hour (20 Sep 2016)

Police Powers to Arrest (22 July 2016)

Impact of Criminalised Politics on Policing (16 May 2016)

The Minister VS Officer (3 Dec 2015)

Electronic Media's Coverage of Indrani Mukerjea's Case (6 Sep 2015)

Disgracing the Policeman (July 18 2015)

Can Emergency Occur Again ? (25 June 2015)
to Arrest
Justice can be Influenced (13 May 2015)

I am a Charlie, but not a Baga (15 Jan 2015)

Colonial-Structure-Feudal-Values.(1 Nov 2014)

Armed Forces Special Powers Act- Need For Rethinking (26 August 2014)

Police Attitudes Towards Minorities (24 July 2014)

Single Directive Should Remain Buried (10 May 2014)

Appointment of Additional Director, C B I (13 Feb 2014)

Police Reform- The Need of the Hour (22 Sep. 2013)

Tackling The Rape Menace (27 Aug 2013)

Will the Central Government's Affidavit Ensure CBI's Autonomy? (08 Jul 2013)

Neither a Caged Parrot, nor an Unruly Horse (24 May 2013)

Liberating the Caged Bird (10 May 2013)

Revisiting Havala Case Judgement (3 May 2013)

Policing in India - Some Unpleasant Essays (02 Apr 2013)

Gang Rape Incident of Delhi- Disturbing responses (8 January, 2013)

The Mumbai Mayhem (26 Aug, 2012)

Supreme Court on Mayawati's Disproportionate Assets Case (8 July, 2012)

Prosecution Sanction- Law Provides Protection ( 17 Feb, 2012)

Two Murder cases Revisited 10 Jan, 2012)

Freeing the CBI (29 Dec, 2011)

The UK Riots (02 Sep, 2011)

National Advisory Council's Bill on Communal Violence - A Flawed Piece of Legislation (May 30 2011)

Impunity in Corruption Cases (16 Dec 2010)

Appointment of the Central Vigilance Commissioner- The Law is Defective (10 Sep. 2010) 

Federal System of Policing in India (28 July 2010) 

Don't Make an Ass of the Law (23 June 2010) 

Police Fatalities due to Naxal Violence (8 Apr 2010)

The Collapsed System (31 Dec 2019)

The Broken System (14 Nov 2009)

Political Control Over the Police (27 Sep. 2009)

Fake Police Encounters (11 Sep. 2009)

Use of Firearms by the Police (10 Aug. 2009)

CBI and Politicians (2 Aug. 2009)

President Obama's Remarks about the Cambridge Police (30 July 2009)

Police Reforms- An Election Issue (13 Jan. 2009)

National Investigation Agency (02, 2009)

Growth of C P M Fs (01 Jan. 2009)

Terror and Police Reform (29 Dec. 2008)

Police Reforms - Too Important to Neglect and Too Urgent to Delay-A Rebuttal of Dr. Ashok Kapur's Ideas (16 Sep. 2008)

Arushi Murder Case- Disturbing Responses 18 July, 2008)

Rising Crime- Main Reason (07 May, 2008)

Controlling the Police - Models (22 Nov. 2007)

Crime Registration ( 11 Aug. 2007)

A Professor's Murder ( 09 Sep. 2006)

Relationship Between Legislature and Judiciary (02, 2006)

A Law to legalise the Illegal (30 May, 2006)

Policing and Governance (13 January 2006)

Need to Evaluate Police Performance (19 Nov. 2005)

Security of Tenure of Police Officers (16 Oct. 2005)

Change the Police System- An Open Letter to the Prime Minister (31 Aug. 2005)

Crowd Control- Are the Police Trigger Happy (22 July, 2005)

Police Accountability ( 29 April, 2005)

Police Reform in Pakistan (07 Feb. 2005)

Politicisation of Policing (13 Jan. 2005)

Managing Human Resources in the Police ( 29 Sep. 2004)

Lynch Justice (04 Sep. 2004)

Reform Initiatives in Kerala Police (15 Aug. 2004)

Torture of Iraqi Prisoners (11 May, 2004)

Appointments in N H R C (16 March 2004)

The Police and the Poor (25 Feb. 2004)

Police Appointments (14 Feb. 2004)

Democratic Policing (05 Feb. 2004)

Police Brutality (17 Dec 2003)

Moral of the Story- Reform or Perish (07 2003)

The Police and Politicians (22 Aug. 2003)

Single Directive (11 Jan. 2003)

Criminalisation of the Police (25 Sep. 2002) 

Police Fatalities (23 Sep. 2002)

Can A Law be More Fake Than This? ( 21 Aug. 2002)

Murder of Stephen Lawrence(03 June 2002)

The Gujarat Carnage (05 Apr. 2002)

Threats to democracy (22 Mar. 2002)

Ribiero Committee on Police Reform (25 Sep. 2001)

Madhya Pradesh Police Bill, 2001 ( 24 Aug. 2001)

Committee on Police Reforms (11 Feb. 2001)

Police Reforms- Role of the Central Government ( 17 Jan. 2001)

The Central Vigilance Commission Bill-Undermining the Spirit of Law (26 Dec. 2000)

Police Training in Ethics (30 Aug. 2000)

Police Deviance ( 25 Aug. 2000)

A Requiem for the Police (17 Oct 1999)

National Police Commission on Controlling the Police 12 Mar. 1999)

Supreme Court on CBI's Autonomy (18 Mar. 1998)

Growth of Police in India (01 Dec. 1996)

Communal Bias in the Police (12 Nov. 1996)

Role of the Central Government in Controlling Crime (13 Apr. 1996)

Police and Politics (28 Oct. 1995) 

Criminalisation of Politics (14 Oct. 1995)

Performance Appraisal in Government (19 Jan 1985)

Controlling Crime (03 Aug 1981)

Police Corruption (22 Jul. 1981)

Police Brutality (27 Feb. 1981)