01065nam a22001337a 4500 533744 533744 260615b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Mukherjee, Baidyanath and Mathew, Meera 61249 Unveiling the tapestry: Navigating police reforms in India Economic & Political Weekly 61(21), May 23, 2026: p.58-66 India’s police system remains shackled by the colonial-era Police Act, 1861, originally designed for suppression rather than service. Despite community policing and technological advances, comprehensive reform faces resistance from entrenched interests and a culture of impunity. Supreme Court directives have yielded uneven compliance, with some states innovating while others lagging. This paper highlights the need for a new policing model balancing security with accountability, moving beyond colonial foundations towards democratic policing.- Reproduced https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/21/special-articles/unveiling-tapestry.html Economic & Political Weekly AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 408923 IIPA IIPA 2026-06-15 61(21), May 23, 2026: p.58-66 AR139215 2026-06-15 AR