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Journalism of Courage
8226; Like Shekhar Gupta many of his ardent readers have a regret that after former Prime Minister Narsimha Rao and Mani Dixit8217;s almost back-to-back deaths we have no source to know the mystery of what exactly happened in December 1995 when India came close to testing its nukes 8216;Mr Dixit, I presume8217;, IE, January 8. Maybe former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has some knowledge and could throw light on the mystery.
8212; Bidyut K. Chatterjee Faridabad
On slow burn
8226; It8217;s time the Central and state governments woke up to the threat of Naxalism 8216;How much longer?8217;, IE, January 10. There are two types of strategies followed by those who want to undermine India8217;s integrity. The first: strike at the nation8217;s heart and the nation will notice you 8212; for example, the terrorist attack on Parliament. The second: don8217;t strike at the heart initially but start gnawing at the outskirts 8212; the Naxal way. As mentioned in earlier reports in your newspaper, there are 156 districts in India where Naxals hold sway 8212; that is, where the Constitution and the law of the land don8217;t prevail. What greater threat can there be? Remember, the problem is much bigger than that created by explicit terrorist organisations because Naxals forge links with the downtrodden and sometimes even with political parties. The destruction is so slow and steady that we are not able to visualise or assess the extent of damage.
8212; Aruna Mumbai
Biased 038; brazen
8226; Congratulations to The Indian Express for exposing caste discrimination in relief and rehabilitation work in Tamil Nadu 8216;Even Govt divides survivors on caste, says it8217;s practical8217;, January 8. It is a shame that even such a big natural calamity has not brought people together. It is shocking to read the statement of the district collector. But that is the reality and let8217;s work together to collectively overcome such caste prejudices.
8212; Anand Kumar New Delhi
No room for error
8226; With reference to your editorial 8216;Three R8217;s8217; January 6, the effort of the government to provide relief to the affected people is laudable but the government has to see that relief measures don8217;t not fall prey to bureaucratese. The might and wherewithal of the government, which has refused external aid, is being put to the test.
8212; Siddhartha Raj Guha Jabalpur
In real life too
8226; So much aid is coming in from all over the world for those affected by the December 26 earthquake 8216;India Giving8217;, IE, January 9. Even some of our filmstars, politicians and VIPs are involved in helping the victims. But amongst all of them, Vivek Oberoi still stands out. Hats off to him.
8212; Srivatsava Rangarajan Chennai
Lessons learnt
8226; The announcement of a National Disaster Management Authority at an all-party meeting convened by PM Manmohan Singh is indeed a very thoughtful and commendable step.
8212; Safiuddin Khan Aligarh
