Opinion Finding our feet
The Sino-US summit has heralded a major shift in the global power equation.
• The Sino-US summit has heralded a major shift in the global power equation. That India was not present on the platform is a matter of concern. However,there are crude lessons for India to learn from Americas virtual surrender to Chinas increasing leverage. The geopolitical reality in South Asia is in fact sui generis. India neither holds the reins of terrorists operating from across the border nor can it respond similarly to China over the border issue. The surfacing of talks and the resumption of dialogue with Pakistan even after its failure to come clean on 26/11 shows our frustration. The question to be asked is not what India stands to gain or lose from what goes on in Beijing but the manner in which it moves ahead in foreign policy.
Ashwani Sharma
Ghaziabad
Lefts exit
• This refers to Beyond denial . You are right to ask for early assembly polls in West Bengal. It is surprising that the UPA is hesitating to invoke Presidents Rule in Bengal,when it was a Congress government at the Centre that had used it for the first time,and many times subsequently. Presidents Rule is the immediate need of the hour in West Bengal in order to ensure a smooth transition from the current chaos to order before the polls. Even at the political level,the UPA need not fear a backlash if at all,the act will end the agony of the Left Front government.
Ajay Tyagi
Poster boy
• The national controversy over Sachin Tendulkars statement is an indication of the extent of the abasement of politics. In normal circumstances,Sachins response would have been considered a clichéd one by a national sports icon. But then these are not normal times as our political leaders live between elections.
Surely,nobody can believe that Sachins statement was an affront to either of the Senas. In fact,he has traditionally been politically correct and has consciously stayed away from controversy. Fans have clearly taken this seriously. Further,this episode has provided an opportunity to other parties to score political points one can see this in posters lauding Sachins statement.
Anil P. Bagarka
Mumbai
Against nature?
• Saritha Rais Crossed wires,depicting the lives of employees at call centres,appeared too rosy to be rue. Initially the job may appear to be cushy for the young and inexperienced trying to earn a quick buck. However,reality soon dawns and one must adjust to the daily demands: call-centre employees are invariably working against the natural body clock. No wonder,the attrition rate is high in this industry which otherwise has generated tremendous employment opportunities for youngsters.
L.K.Chawla
Gurgaon
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