India, Sept. 5 -- An ex-Delhi Police ACP has shared two lessons from a recent trip to Germany, one from an unexpected encounter with the police and another from what he observed on the streets. Rajindar Pathania said the experiences left him reflecting on policing, civic responsibility and what India could learn.

In a post on X, Pathania recalled a bus carrying Indian travellers being stopped by German police. What happened next made him look at the police uniform in a different way.

The caption read, "During our tour of Germany, one day our entire bus was surrounded by German police. All the passengers on the bus were Indian travellers. The police took us to the station. One by one, each traveller was made to get off the bus. Passports...