A. We could also take a leaf out of Britain's book in what they do to combat racism within the police, as well as enhance cross - cultural knowledge, offering training courses to white officers that include a 'long weekend' spent living with a minority family.
B. But we must acknowledge the grave risk to the national fabric of any community being alienated from the police.
C. Of course India is not Britain, and no foreign ideas can simply be imported wholesale into our country.
D. Britain is far from perfect - as the current discrimination case filed by Deputy Commissioner Tariq Ghafoor suggests - but many Hindu policeman, especially in Gujarat and the suburbs of Mumbai would benefit immeasurably by spending a few days in a Muslim mohalla.
E. Let's face it: if our police are not properly and continuously trained in minority relations, the current problems will continue.
F. Our police forces reflect the diversity of India. Such a policy would be the "other side of the coin" to a tough security policy which is indispensable to reassure the common urban resident, terrorized by the bomb blasts, that the Government can keep them safe.
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