NEW DELHI, July 13 -- This doesn't work with all in all cases. We all know police training is largely drill-based. Does it help with a good job of developing technical and procedural skills is anybody's doubt. The killing of George Floyd sparked an American uprising. In India things work differently. It wasn't so long ago thirteen people were killed in police firing in Thoothukudi on the 100th day of anti-Sterlite protests. So, be a part of any protest and you are dead meat.

Two years down the line, justice is a long way away or nowhere in sight for victims of state violence who were shot in the head, chest or on the back, despite a ban on the police to shoot to kill. Government acted the way it always does. An one-woman enquiry commission...