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RK Raghavan

RK Raghavan

Articles by RK Raghavan

Reel to real challenges for Tamil Nadu CM Vijay

CM Vijay means business. The question is if he will give a free hand to the police so that they act without fear or favour. His intentions are transparent and seem honest. (TNDIPR/ANI)

Updated on May 22, 2026 14:48 IST

What’s corroding the nation’s steel frame

Corruption in high places is now discussed in various forums. Raids by probe agencies and the seizure of huge sums of cash and jewellery from the homes of senior civil servants cannot be ignored. (ED)

Updated on Mar 16, 2026 14:52 IST

A potential flashpoint between Centre & states

A public debate on the apex court ruling is called for, in order to restore parity between the two entities. (HT Archive)

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 15:20 IST

The many flavours of the music season in Chennai

The hugely talented TM Krishna has spoken about what he considers a huge distortion, of one caste having hijacked Carnatic music to the near elimination of all non-Brahmin musicians (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 12, 2026 01:02 IST

Delhi car blast: Being on guard against perpetrators of terror

In the Red Fort case, we were dealing with a moving object, a scenario that does not yield to traditional security arrangements. (ANI)

Updated on Nov 19, 2025 15:31 IST

What NCRB data says about the nature of crime in India

A larger police presence, especially in crime-prone areas, can help reduce violence against women (Parwaz Khan /HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 26, 2025 15:26 IST

Trump and politicising of policing in America’s cities

Trump, in his second term, first took the National Guards (NG) to Washington DC, pushing a slew of questionable measures to bring down crime. He has cast aside constitutional propriety to do this. (AFP)

Updated on Sep 12, 2025 15:34 IST

Correcting the image of the higher judiciary

Save for a few exceptions, India has had decent, if not exactly brilliant, individuals populating the Bench at the Supreme Court and the high courts. (ANI)

Updated on Jul 11, 2025 15:09 IST

Bengaluru stampede: Some questions for Karnataka govt

The horror could have been averted if only all those who held public office in the city and were responsible for upholding citizen safety had displayed professionalism instead of getting immersed in a dubious celebration. (AFP)

Updated on Jun 9, 2025 14:41 IST

Foreign policy lessons post Operation Sindoor

Operation Sindoor revealed the power of decisive leadership, technological superiority, and national unity. These elements must define India’s forward trajectory (Basit Zargar)

Updated on May 15, 2025 13:55 IST

The global dimension in New Orleans terror strike

FILE - An Islamic State flag lies on the ground rolled up behind the pickup truck that Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) (AP)

Updated on Jan 7, 2025 14:51 IST

Building a stronger international mechanism to combat terrorism

Smoke billowing out of the ground and first floors of the Taj Hotel in south Mumbai during the 26/11 terror attacks in 2008. (PTI File Photo)

Updated on Nov 13, 2024 05:43 IST

Israel has changed the rules of war, peace in West Asia

Smoke rises following an explosion in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. AP/PTI (AP)

Updated on Oct 7, 2024 15:26 IST

How should India persevere in this multi-crises world?

Residents hold placards during a counter demonstration against an anti-immigration protest called by far-right activists in the Walthamstow suburb of London on August 7, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Aug 23, 2024 15:38 IST

New civil servants need to usher in a culture of access

Two features of the civil services selection stand out. (Representational image)

Updated on May 1, 2024 16:30 IST

Courts must know bail, not jail, has to be the rule

No decision to grant bail to an accused is irrevocable. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Updated on Apr 2, 2024 15:47 IST

When Carnatic music is in the air in Chennai

Bombay Jayashree

Updated on Jan 6, 2024 16:30 IST

Mind the gap: Policing lessons from London

Suella Braverman Sacked: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman are seen.

Updated on Nov 21, 2023 17:23 IST

Understanding impact of conflicts among nations on future of world

IThe attack on Israel by Hamas is a reminder that there is no limit to insanity or immorality in international relations. (REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 26, 2023 10:05 IST

Why corruption probes fail to achieve results

A turf war between the CBI and ED is likely to erupt at some point. (Representative Image)

Updated on Oct 14, 2023 16:30 IST

Ragging is a crime, Jadavpur is a wake-up call

Jadavpur University in Kolkata (File photo)

Updated on Sep 14, 2023 16:39 IST

A compromised system will harm young civil service entrants. Fix it

While a majority of officers fall in line with the dictates of the political party in power, there are a few who don’t, and pay a heavy price

Updated on Jun 5, 2023 15:26 IST

New law, focus on tech can help CBI counter corruption, politics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi (ANI)

Updated on Apr 9, 2023 15:23 IST

Snooping is intolerable in a democratic society

The latest instance of plundering of sensitive commercial information came from the National Stock Exchange (NSE), an organisation one wouldn’t expect to be associated with underhand dealings. We should take lessons from this shocking episode. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 12, 2023 14:33 IST

HTLS 2022: The need for constant readiness of security, law enforcement agencies

The horror of the 9/11 attacks in New York and those in Mumbai in 2008 (in photo) was so big in dimension and savagery that we will never be able to forget them. (HT file)

Updated on Nov 7, 2022 21:38 IST

Act quickly and without bias in PFI investigation

In the early days, police response on the PFI was tardy and sporadic. But the political direction is clear now and in favour of tough action (PTI)

Updated on Sep 26, 2022 13:22 IST

Beyond diversity, a well-oiled bureaucracy needs to counter structural malaise

A senior civil service of any country cannot beget legitimacy and acceptability without such broad-spectrum composition. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 7, 2022 15:19 IST

To fix India’s criminal justice system, weed out the corrupt first

Several committees have explored how best to fine tune our criminal law so that the guilty are punished swiftly and adequately. (HT File)

Updated on Apr 3, 2022 14:22 IST

IT Act reforms: Plug leakage of sensitive State information

In 2008, the IT Act underwent an overhaul. Several reforms were made, including the substitution of “digital signature” with “electronic signature” to make the Act technology-neutral.g-hacking (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 14:49 IST

Cadre row: Put aside political differences

One cannot forget the commendable role played by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the then home minister who resisted the misconceived attempts by some powerful politicians to influence the government to wind up the Indian Civil Service and the Indian Police Service (IPS). But for the Sardar, we wouldn’t have the present-day IAS and IPS. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 26, 2022 15:52 IST

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