Opinion Earning our stripes
The dwindling of wildlife populations,especially the tiger,is a matter of great concern.
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The dwindling of wildlife populations,especially the tiger,is a matter of great concern. At this rate of depletion,it will take only a decade for tigers to vanish from the wild. In India,the most recent audit of wild tigers placed their number at a mere 1,411. Its the governments duty to intervene and institute the best practices for tiger reserves and also build capacity in wildlife crime control. None of this will succeed unless incentives for not killing wildlife exceed the gains of killing. Whistleblowers must be rewarded for telling on poachers. Humankind will suffer a great loss if this magnificent species is destroyed.
Dilbag Rai
Settle fully
The courts verdict will not end up settling the Ayodhya issue. As your editorial Calls for calm (IE,September 24) says,theres a near-universal fear that a judgment that displeases one group or another will toss us back into an earlier and damaging politics,the irresponsible will seize control of the situation,and use it violently. Its therefore advisable to explore the remote possibility of an out-of-court settlement. Those who have waited for so many years can wait a couple of months. To avoid re-hearing the case,the term of Allahabad high courts Lucknow bench judge,Dharam Veer Sharma,may be extended. Having felt the heat of the issue,political parties of all shades should put the national interest above politics,join hands with religious leaders of both communities and make all-out efforts for an amicable end.
M.C. Joshi
Lucknow
Tough neighbours
This refers to Kishore Mahbubanis At each others doorstep (IE,September 24). Barring one or two hard-headed realists in Indias strategic community,most paint a rosy future about India-China relations. Its clear from our geopolitical perspective that China is replacing the US as Pakistans prop,in terms of both economic and military aid. And strangely,both these powers are generous with their advice to India to quickly resolve the Kashmir issue. The tragedy is that the Indian government chooses to underplay Pakistans hostility as well as Chinas incursions in the Northeast and the US pressure urging us to go soft on our western neighbours provocations.
Prasad Malladi
Nidadavole
Standard troubles
Apropos the editorial Pulling it together (IE,September 23),theres no point enumerating the glitches that precede sports events organised by other countries since India is not supposed to follow their standards. It has to set its own example. Weve to wait till the end to judge the success of the CWG,and for that its important to maintain our optimism. However,the Union government should have taken a more active part in ensuring success,because,after all,Indias prestige is involved.
Surendra Deo Sahay
New Delhi
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