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Journalism of Courage
8226; I am saddened to read the story of Gurnihal Singh Pirzada, 8216;Seshan8217;s right, we8217;re a tribe of prostitutes, says Pirzada8217; IE, February 18. A dedicated IAS officer being treated like this! Is the police only an instrument in the hands of corrupt politicians? What will happen to India?
8212; Vinay Soni On e-mail
Good things
8226; Recent developments in Indian politics are really heartening. P.A. Sangma refusing to accept Sonia Gandhi as PM and Maneka and Varun Gandhi joining the BJP set the tone for the greatest phase of upheaval. These developments tell us we can trust our politicians. It is time for the nation to stand as one behind Vajpayee. He has shown his mettle and is set to become one of the all time greats of the subcontinent.
8212; Naveena C.K. On e-mail
Irresponsible, all
8226; Revelations about Pakistan8217;s nuclear dealings with North Korea, Libya and Iran highlight the irresponsible behaviour of nuclear weapons states NWSs. The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace CNDP strongly condemns these activities by Pakistan. But involvement in proliferation activities, as recipient or provider, is no less reprehensible even when civilian governments fully control such dealings. This is true of past collaborat- ion between Russia and China, the US and UK, China and Pakistan, India and US/ Canada, France and Israel, Israel and apartheid South Africa, the condoning by the US of Israel and Pakistan8217;s nuclear programmes, or India8217;s keenness to collaborate with the US and Israel on nuclear matters.
To divide NWSs into responsible and irresponsible states is absurd. All are irresponsible in different ways and degrees. There is only one path to nuclear sanity 8212; steady progress towards regional and global disarmament, not selective condemnation or hypocritical posturing by NWSs8217; elites.
8212; Kamal Chenoy Delhi
Mirror for Aiyar
8226; This refers to Mani Shankar Aiyar8217;s 8216;Shooting the Bofors blank8217; IE, February 18. We can well appreciate Aiyar8217;s frothing at the mouth over accusations against Rajiv over Bofors. But before he points fingers at the NDA, he must answer two questions: one, didn8217;t Rajiv say in Parliament that no commission was paid to anyone in the deal? Two, in the matter of apologies, why not start with Aiyar8217;s friend and colleague, Jaipal Reddy, who railed long and loud against Rajiv8217;s hand in this deal?
8212; Ashok Gupta On e-mail
8226; These are the rantings of a desperate man. The article starts with some underhand comments against the current PM and DPM, goes on to throw dirt at the two Aruns, calls Narasimha Rao pussillanimous and ends with a forecast that Vajpayee is not coming back to power. Aiyar should be demanding an apology from the same people with whom his party president is having lunches, teas and dinners. Hope names like V.P. Singh, Laloo Yadav, Somnath Chatterjee ring a few bells.
8212; Vijay Kumar On e-mail
About women
8226; Apropos of 8216;Reforms are for Muslims, not for Islam8217; IE, February 14, it is the discriminatory prescription the Muslim people follow which may split the followers down the middle between men and women. Globalisation accompanied by information technology and free communication will accelerate gender conflict.
8212; Prafull Goradia New Delhi
