Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Rajiv Gandhi Discusses Security, Civil Service Reforms and Regional Events
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said some Union territories had not made good use of resources meant to improve the police.
He also said that police expansion was happening more slowly than he wanted.
He spoke to The Indian Express two days after an attempt on his life at Rajghat.
Gandhi was also appointing a group of eight people to study how India's civil services were organized and managed.
The group was expected to consider ways to make their work more effective.
In Seoul, the 10th Asian Games ended with a large closing ceremony.
Separately, US President Ronald Reagan reportedly sent Gandhi a letter about a Pan Am plane hijacking the previous month.
News reports did not reveal what the letter said.
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said Union territories had not effectively used funds and ideas intended to improve policing, and police expansion was slower than he wanted.
He made the remarks to The Indian Express two days after an attempt on his life at Rajghat.
Gandhi was appointing an eight-member panel to examine the structure, management and role of the civil services, with the aim of improving efficiency and results.
The 10th Asian Games in Seoul ended with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Olympic stadium.
US President Ronald Reagan was reported to have written to Gandhi about the previous month's hijacking of a Pan Am plane; the letter's contents were not disclosed.
- Who
- Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi; US President Ronald Reagan was also reported to have written to him.
- What
- Gandhi discussed police improvements and appointed an eight-member civil services panel; reports also covered the Asian Games closing ceremony and a letter about a Pan Am plane hijacking.
- When
- The report is dated October 6, 1986; Gandhi's interview took place two days after the attempt on his life.
- Where
- The interview followed an attempt at Rajghat; the Asian Games closing ceremony took place in Seoul.
- Why
- The panel was intended to examine civil services and help make them more efficient and result-oriented.
- Report date
- October 6, 1986
- Police issue
- Gandhi said Union territories had not used funds and ideas to improve policing well.
- Civil services panel
- Eight members
- Panel's remit
- Civil services structure, management, role and functioning
- Asian Games
- 10th Asian Games; closing ceremony in Seoul
- Reagan letter
- Reportedly concerned the previous month's hijacking of a Pan Am plane; its contents were not disclosed.