Opinion Five-star ministers
Why has such a major uproar followed the preferred choice of residence by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his junior Shashi Tharoor.
• Why has such a major uproar followed the preferred choice of residence by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his junior Shashi Tharoor. One can question whether it is the governments failure in providing for adequate accommodation before they assumed office. However,the government does have a point as these men are responsible to their party and its views and ideologies. They should thus stay in line with their stated ideology.
Bidyut K. Chatterjee
Faridabad
How hopeless?
• This refers to On 26/11 trail…. The home minister has rightly argued that dialogue with Pakistan will not resume until the culprits are prosecuted. The release of Hafeez Saeed is distressing; ample evidence exists against him,yet he walks free. However,an optimistic outlook should be aimed for as dealing with Pakistan has always been problematic; perhaps US involvement will yield better results.
Harpreet Sandhu
Relief,at last
• The new grading system is a welcome change in our education set-up. Rather than transferring all the stress to the students, teachers should also be held accountable as grades would reflect their ability to teach. Kapil Sibal would have done well to first change the syllabi of the BEd courses to include these subjects,and thereby put the existing teaching profession through specialised training capsules.
M.M.P. Kala
Dehra Dun
Inside job?
• This refers to Insider suspect…. Its a matter of grave concern that larceny has taken place from within the Rashtrapati Bhavan. How come computers,etc are carted away surreptitiously from under the very nose of security personnel at the gates? Its not what the stolen items were but the glaring lapse of security at Rashtrapati Bhavan thats worrying. If need be an overhauling of the security arrangement should be made.
Deepak Chikramane
RAW nerves
• Its sad that dissatisfaction is brewing in RAW at a time when the country needs concerted efforts to collect external intelligence. Although this is not the first instance of existing officers being superceded in RAW nor is talk of merging RAW with IB exactly news it might pay to look into the grievances of RAWs officers. Of course,an intelligence agency neednt operate like other organisations,nor does it owe an explanation to anybody about promotions and appointments. But a country cannot ignore even the slightest protest in such cases given its strategic and security interests. In the long run,it goes without saying,India will have to overhaul its security and intelligence structures.
R.J. Khurana
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