He didn8217;t say it

8226; I have been following each and every statement of Prime Minister Manmohan ...

8226; I have been following each and every statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on this US tour. He was definitely not toeing the US line on the Indo-Iran gas pipeline issue, as the Left has alleged. Dr Singh, in fact, said that he would never want any country to interfere in the matter. He seems rightly worried by Pakistan8217;s involvement for obvious reasons. The PM even invited the world insurance bodies to come forward and underwrite the deal for preventing any untoward accidents on account of terrorist activities. He said that India has no problem with Iran with whom we have very good relations. I simply don8217;t understand why the Left keeps on criticising even the right steps the PM is taking in the national interest.

8212; Krishan K. Arora New York

Make your case

8226; Your editorial 8216;Flawed prescription8217; IE, July 22 puts it nicely. I think along with what you have said, India needs to do a better job of presenting its case on terrorism to the international community so that any action we may choose to take on it, especially military, is justified in world opinion. India has the capability to present its case to the international audience but we should do it calmly, collectively, with one voice.

8212; Rohit On e-mail

No economic sense

8226; The UPA government can ill-afford to let producers of kerosene bear the loss incidental to the essential commodity being sold at a cheaper price through the public distribution system PDS. One cannot help feeling that the petroleum ministry lacks the services of a sound economist8217;s brain.

8212; Arjun Chaudhuri Kolkata

We owe them

8226; The continuing criticism of Manmohan Singh8217;s speech at Oxford is regrettable. It is a historical fact that the Indian states were brought under one uniform administrative and justice system by the British which prevented further fragmentation of the country. The education and the language adopted from them have helped us play a role on the world stage.

8212; U. Narasimhan Mumbai

Visionless Left

8226; The Left has become such a nuisance by expressing 8220;concerns8221; on each and every policy decision of the UPA. Take the nuclear deal with the US. It was a win-win situation for India for which Manmohan Singh deserves applause. The US President now must fight it out in the Congress and with the partners in the NSG to get the agreement going. If he succeeds, we will get nuclear fuel for our energy concerns. If he doesn8217;t, we can always go ahead with the Iran pipeline and then the US will have no leverage on us. Either way, we have nothing to lose. Yet the visionless Left is 8220;concerned8221;.

8212; Ajith Kumar Sharjah

Don8217;t bank on US

8226; Saeed Naqvi has presented a cogent analysis of the situation in south Asia in 8216;Don8217;t blink at Pakistan8217; IE, July 22. I hope he saw President Musharraf addressing Pakistan and the UK as well as the US on Thursday evening. His body language was clear. He warned his countrymen and also the west directly and India indirectly. We should also take into account the antagonisms of the large lobby in Pakistan consisting of the ISI and army personnel and the fanatic fringe sections of the religious parties. Chances are, the normally shortsighted US authorities will overlook Pakistan8217;s anti-India activities.

8212; Ramakant Desai On e-mail