Columnists

Julio Ribeiro

The writer, a retired IPS officer, was Mumbai police commissioner, DGP Gujarat and DGP Punjab, and is a former Indian ambassador to Romania.

Why are Missionaries of Charity nuns being stopped from doing their work?

Sat, Jan 08, 2022

Julio Ribeiro writes: Without foreign funds, the nuns will have to abandon the poor. Hindutva brigade can take up their work.

Param Bir Singh is a symbol of all that’s gone wrong with Mumbai police

Thu, Dec 02, 2021

🔴 Julio Ribeiro writes: Political establishment has saddled the city with a police that has its well-being in mind not public interest

What we can expect from new CBI chief, Subodh Kumar Jaiswal

Sat, May 29, 2021

As DGP Maharashtra, he was respected for his honesty and principled approach to justice

Central security for BJP MLAs in Bengal is bad politics

Sat, May 15, 2021

It risks spawning dangerous new doctrines in Centre-state relations, in security management by elected governments, in inter-personal relations and trust between state police personnel and central paramilitary personnel

As a responsible political figure, Devendra Fadnavis ought to moderate his impulses

Sat, Apr 24, 2021

Devendra Fadnavis, a former CM, now leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, should not have breached a law that he himself as home minister enforced during his term in office.

Sachin Waze scandal leaves unanswered questions, and one lesson: Dump ‘encounter specialists’

Thu, Mar 18, 2021

It is a tragedy police leaders face: Subordinate rank officers who show an inclination for the fight are much in demand. Yet, if not supervised, they turn rogue very early in their career.

Allegations of manipulating, planting evidence in Bhima Koregaon case must be investigated

Mon, Feb 22, 2021

This is a fit case where the courts should intervene to ensure justice. If the charge of planting evidence is proved, then it is incumbent on the NIA to investigate and ascertain the identity of the culprit.

The creation of Vikas Dubey, who flourished all these years because of political and police patronage

Sat, Jul 11, 2020

Vikas Dubey's life, and death, point to the undermining of the authority of state, politicisation of police force.

Criminals in uniform: Encounters should not be encouraged by political leadership

Sat, Dec 07, 2019

All stakeholders in the judicial process must sit across the table and take a decision to speed up the trials of rape and murder cases, at least. No encounters should be encouraged by the political leadership.

BJP is veering away from the political philosophy and ethics it promised to uphold

Thu, Jul 25, 2019

In my own tiny state of Goa, I am disillusioned by the fact that the BJP has induced 10 MLAs of the Congress party to crossover to their party in one fell swoop. If this is not unethical, I wonder what is.

The fake news is correct

Sat, Mar 09, 2019

Constant tall claims by BJP detract from the positives of the government

I grieve for my men

Tue, Feb 19, 2019

But having led Punjab Police in fight against terrorism, I can say that strong-arm tactics alone will not work

History headline: Who gains if Punjab peace disturbed?

Sun, Nov 25, 2018

The dream of Indian-origin people in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and Germany to have an independent state of Khalistan is however not shared by those they have left behind in the country where their forebears were born.

Politics and punishment

Thu, Aug 23, 2018

Movement on cases involving Sanatan Sanstha is welcome, must be taken forward

Bhai Vaidya was of a different mould

Thu, Apr 05, 2018

"Bhai Vaidya is dead. He was made of different stuff from the politicians of today and even the majority of politicians of his day," writes Julio Ribeiro.

Panchkula everywhere

Mon, Sep 18, 2017

Because police in India today are not expected to uphold the rule of law, but the rule of the party in power

KPS Gill was the best operations man: Julio Ribeiro

Sat, May 27, 2017

KPS had an imposing physical presence; he was tall and handsome.

The majority complex

Wed, May 17, 2017

The minority may be forced to reconcile to being second-class citizens. But will the majority enjoy a better life if the rule of law is forsaken by those mandated to uphold it?

A chief minister’s own goal

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

By brokering a face-saver for MNS, Devendra Fadnavis has shown himself as a CM afraid of a bully

Angered By The Gau Rakshak

Wed, Aug 10, 2016

Now PM must apply the same principle to all crime — including communal crime

Disarmed by Rajan

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

Surviving officers of the 1953 batch of the Indian Police Service consider Raghuram Rajan as one of their own. When he was appointed governor of the Reserve Bank, we were overjoyed. When he appeared on television to explain his decisions, we listened intently. When his integrity was questioned by the BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, we […]