Policing in Modern India Decolonization, Institutional Transformation, and Reform Pathways

Dr. Baidyanath Mukherjee, PhD, is an academic, practitioner, and researcher whose work spans international law, criminal justice, policing, and law and technology. He teaches at Xavier Law School, XIM University. He is a Visiting Policy Fellow at De Montfort University, Leicester, and a Central Asian Legal Research Fellow at Tashkent State University of Law. He has edited three books published by leading international academic presses, including Springer Nature and Taylor & Francis. His scholarship has appeared in reputed international journals and edited collections, contributing to contemporary debates on international law, policing, criminal justice, and emerging technologies.

Dr. Meera Mathew is currently serving as Associate Professor and Head of the Department at Mar Gregorios College of Law, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, a position she has held since June 2025. She has over 16 years of experience in corporate legal practice and legal education and holds B.S.L., LL.B., LL.M., and Ph.D. degrees, having previously taught at Symbiosis Law School, Noida, Christ University (NCR Campus), and Lloyd Law College. Her research interests encompass Criminal Law, Media Law, Information Technology and Cyber Law, Comparative Law, and Human Rights, with particular emphasis on issues concerning women and children. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary academic initiatives and international collaborations with institutions including the Miami University (USA), University of Southampton (UK), University of Gothenburg (Sweden), and University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) , along with professional engagements with the Kerala Police Academy and CBI Academy. She regularly contributes to academic and professional forums as a speaker, moderator, and subject expert.

Prof. (Dr.) G. K. Goswami, IPS, DSc, LLD, Fulbright Fellow, is a distinguished police leader, institution builder, writer and techno-legal thought leader. Founding Director of UPSIFS and originator of "Law with Labs," he brings extensive national and international policing experience to forensic science, cyber security and governance, and is a three-time President's Police Medal for Gallantry awardee.