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Journalism of Courage
8226; C. Raja Mohan8217;s 8216;Beyond nuclear stability8217; IE, Dec 14 was a thoughtful article and it will be appreciated and understood by planners of a mature civil society. To co-operate and move away from a fixed mindset on Indo-Pak relations requires changes in the attitudes of the Pakistani establishment. It is a well known that the Pakistani army is still dreaming of snatching J038;K from India with the support of the jehadis. The US has a vital role to play in ensuring that the two warring factions continue to talk and to speak sense.
8212; G. Sriniwasan On e-mail
8212; Niraj Tuteja Mumbai
Inside RAW
8226; Your editorial 8216;RAW incompetence8217;, IE, Dec 14 on the country8217;s premier intelligence agency, may be factually correct but it is unfair to its founders such as the faceless Ramji Kao de facto NSA to two PMs, Sankaran Nair HC to Singapore, Naosher Suntook member, Minorities Commission, Garry Saxena governor, J038;K who unobtrusively raised the organisation under the directions of a far-sighted PM to admirable heights. If, as you say, the handling of Kargil intrusions was ham-handed, how is it that the head of the RAW was promoted as governor before his superannuation? The real story is that in the wake of an uncontrollable euphoria over Pokharan II and the Lahore Bus, the Vajpayee government became too complacent allowing intrusions to take place under their very noses.
8212; Mukund B. Kunte Addl secretary retd, Dept of Cabinet Affairs, GOI New Delhi
Courage in words
8226; Sucheta Dalal8217;s excellent article, 8216;What8217;s governance8230;8217; IE, Dec 6, is courageous for the writer goes ahead and takes potshots at the mafia!
8212; S.S. Jeyaraman Coimbatore
A fit case8230;
8226; Sample these epithets being used for a long while by the higher echelons of judiciary and the media alike in relation to the situation in Bihar: 8220;state of anarchy8221;; 8220;rampant lawlessness8221;; 8220;badlands8221;; 8220;criminalisation of the state8221;; 8220;entire administrative machinery has failed8221;; 8220; hubs of gangsterism8221;; 8220;emergency-like conditions8221;. Even the Election Commission has expressed its resentment over the goings-on in Laloo land. And, yet, surprisingly we are reluctant to pick up the courage to make a forthright suggestion that President8217;s rule be imposed in Bihar. One fails to understand why.
8212; S.C. Kapoor Noida
Special thanks
8226; This is just to thank the Indian Express for taking note of my achievement in becoming India8217;s 8216;Child Genius8217;. It encourages me greatly.
8212; Shubham Prakhar Muzaffarpur, Bihar
