Letters To The Editor

• Although there is no doubt that Pakistan is squarely responsible for the brutal acts of Islamic jihadis on Indian soil, the ground reality is that Pakistan can never do that without active support from within India. The main strength of Pakistani-sponsered Islamic jihadis lies in the policy of appeasement of Muslims practised by selfish pseudo-secularist politicians, cutting across party lines.

A K Sharma

• Hats off to Mumbaikars who neither panicked nor indulged in any disruptive activities after the bomb blasts. Instead, there were people helping each other on streets. This clearly proved that the terrorists’ plan to incite communal riots failed completely. But how long will the Mumbaikars keep quiet? The resilience of Mumbaikars seems to have made the Indian Government lethargic and relaxed. All we get to hear is sympathy and condolences for the victims and platitudes of tackling terrorism aggressively.

Amjad K Maruf

• It is surprising that Sudheendra Kulkarni should advocate against hot pursuit of terrorists (‘Follow Israel’s example? No!’, July 16). Didn’t the words ‘hot pursuit’ originate during L K Advani’s tenure? However, I do agree with all else that he mentions in his article. Instead of hot pursuit, I feel it is time to consider cutting off all ties with our hostile neighbours.

s chattopadhyay