Easier assessment

This refers to 8216;Shadow boxing8217;. There is need for a formal and systematised means of assessing a judge, apart from the routine bureaucratic system that covers government servants across the board.

This refers to 8216;Shadow boxing8217;. There is need for a formal and systematised means of assessing a judge, apart from the routine bureaucratic system that covers government servants across the board. For the judiciary, the quality of judgment, the speed of justice delivery and the wisdom of their observations need to be compiled on a regular basis and made available for review and evaluation. There is a system in place but it is obviously proving contentious, hence the friction. Such collation will not only be timely but also well worth the effort.

8212;R. Narayanan, Ghaziabad

Image crisis

Manmohan Singh has observed that despite performing their duties, the police are often perceived to be extortionists rather than protectors of citizens. However, the police are the only direct and accessible law enforcers around. Their excesses, improper investigations, delayed prosecutions, violation of human rights and their apathy for the common man have damaged their reputation. The politicisation of crime and the criminalisation of politics aggravate this image crisis. On top of all this, the role of the police has evolved to handling terrorism and coordinating cross-state investigations. However, they remain short on manpower and resources. It is time the police were included in the planning mechanism of the country.

8212;Mathew Oommen, Pune

Theory 038; practice

This refers to 8216;Of market and math8217;. It is true that risk distribution based on the market principle demands information accessibility for participants. However, this basic assumption was absent in case of the current financial crisis. Historically, all the major theories are rooted in crises. One hopes that this one too would engender a new round of theorising.

8212;Ashwani Sharma, Ghaziabad

Obama or Gandhi?

There has been a spate of articles everywhere about India8217;s urgent need for an Obama of its own. Most of these articles also argued why an Indian Obama is hard to come by. When we wishfully seek our own version of an Obama, we fail to realise that the context and the cultural ethos of the United States and those of India were, are and will remain poles apart. As such, it is not an 8220;Indian Obama8221; that we should be praying and hoping for. What we need is a new Gandhi.

8212;Shahabuddin Nadeem, Bangalore

Make way

There is no doubt that Sachin Tendulkar is a legendary international cricketer. His presence on the pitch at any time makes the opposition panic. No wonder the little master has been the backbone of the Indian offence. Unfortunately, times change and people age, with youngsters to fill their shoes. This is the case of every profession, every sport. And it is a universal truth. Under M.S. Dhoni, the new bunch of young cricketers has firmly taken command of Team India. In the interest of Indian cricket, the selectors should rest all senior players like Tendulkar, especially with the younger ones doing so well.

8212;Anuvrat Arya, New Delhi