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.
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.
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
Sat, May 29, 2021
As DGP Maharashtra, he was respected for his honesty and principled approach to justice
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
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.
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.
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.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Vikas Dubey's life, and death, point to the undermining of the authority of state, politicisation of police force.
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.
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.
Sat, Mar 09, 2019
Constant tall claims by BJP detract from the positives of the government
Tue, Feb 19, 2019
But having led Punjab Police in fight against terrorism, I can say that strong-arm tactics alone will not work
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.
Thu, Aug 23, 2018
Movement on cases involving Sanatan Sanstha is welcome, must be taken forward
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.
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
Sat, May 27, 2017
KPS had an imposing physical presence; he was tall and handsome.
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?
Thu, Oct 27, 2016
By brokering a face-saver for MNS, Devendra Fadnavis has shown himself as a CM afraid of a bully
Wed, Aug 10, 2016
Now PM must apply the same principle to all crime — including communal crime
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 […]
Wed, May 18, 2016
Karkare is not alive to defend himself against all the forces that have been unleashed against him in his absence
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Fri, Mar 11, 2016
The Shah Banoo decision shocked the conscience of all liberal minded Indians. The Hindu right, of course, gained enormously.
Mon, Feb 29, 2016
Send Delhi’s nationalist lawyers to the Kashmir front to do some real soldiering.
Sat, Dec 19, 2015
He was the constable who became Salman Khan’s bodyguard. Mumbai Police must reflect on his story.