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8226; The decision of the government to hold banquets for visiting foreign dignitaries with India8217;s monume...

8226; The decision of the government to hold banquets for visiting foreign dignitaries with India8217;s monuments as backdrops must be applauded 8216;State banquets gets stately with monuments as official venues8217;, IE, March 22
Although the NDA ministry may have done an 8220;excellent8221; job in beautifying our historical structures, the fact remains that in the overall analysis much still needs to be done in this regard. This latest move of the government is bound to spur those entrusted with the job of proper maintenance of our ancient treasures to address their task more professionally. Also, this will provide a boost to our tourism sector.

8212; V. Rajesh On e-mail

Promises, promises

8226; Today, the Indian National Congress INC could well be designated the Indira Nehru Congress, given its dynastic inclinations 8216;1999 to 2004: Between key rewrites, Cong slips in Rao photo8217;, IE, March 23.

8212; I.R. Sharma On e-mail

8226; The Congress has promised 10 million new jobs as an election promise. Someone should inform us how many new jobs the NDA government created in 2002 and 2003.

8212;James D8217;Costa On e-mail

Prelude to justice

8226; Good work by the Indian Express team to ensure that Satyendra Dubey8217;s cause is not forgotten 8216;Dubey gets global award before he gets justice8217;, IE, March 23. The question must be asked once again: how can one have faith while disclosing some important facts to the authorities if one may have to pay with one8217;s life for that? Is this India Shining?

8212; Tapan Jindal On e-mail

Cricket matters

8226; What a pity that the Indian political leadership wasted so much time before discovering that sport can help win hearts on both sides of the border. Well, better late than never.

8212;Saeed Chaudhry On e-mail

Left of history

8226; In his article 8216;Leftover front8217; IE, March 11 T.V.R. Shenoy has made a realistic analysis of the communists8217; future in India. Although the Marxist philosophy of economic development came to India in the 1920s, it gained strength in the 1950s when Jawaharlal Nehru adopted socialism as the basis of socio-economic development of the country. There was a time when people believed that socialism was the only solution for the country8217;s ills. However, with the break-up of the USSR, the whole scenario changed. This also affected India. Liberalisation and globalisation of the Indian economy in 1991 8212; albeit at the instance of the IMF 8212; made the Left parties almost irrelevant. One should, therefore, not be surprised if the Left becomes a part of history, sooner rather than later.

8212; Vidya Sagar Delhi

Oops

8226; In 8216;Whose spring is it, really8217; IE, March 20 the phrase 8220;notwithstanding its elected government8221; inadvertently went as 8220;notwithstanding its un-elected government8221;. The error is regretted.