Opinion Food insecurity
Its a matter of concern that in reaction to the Lok Sabha passing the food security bill,the rupee suffered.
* This refers to Markets give food Bill thumbs down (IE,August 28). Its a matter of concern that in reaction to the Lok Sabha passing the food security bill,the rupee suffered the sharpest single-day fall in 18 years,breaching 66 to the dollar,and the Sensex also slid below the 18,000 mark on Tuesday. The Indian economy,which is already reeling under the adverse impact of a depreciating rupee,partly due to the US Feds decision to ease QE and partly due to domestic factors,has now totally lost the confidence of FIIs,which are pulling out of India. The food security bill is likely to result in greater insecurity for the Indian economy.
S.K. Gupta
Nuclear myths
* This refers to Nuclear weapons,costs and myths by Chinmaya R. Gharekhan (IE,August 27). Pakistan had acquired deliverable nuclear warheads from China as early as 1989,at a time when India had not built even a single nuclear warhead,despite its much-hyped 1974 Pokhran test. Indeed,US intelligence reports on Pakistans 1998 tests clearly indicated that its army had actually dismantled a ready-to-deliver nuclear warhead from a Ghauri missile in order to extract the fissile material used for their nuclear tests. Lets desist from railing against the immorality of nuclear weapons. They are no more or no less moral than a landmine or a battleaxe.
R.P. Subramanian
False notes
* This refers to Discordant notes over concert (IE,August 29). That they are opposing Zubin Mehtas concert in Srinagar is a sign of J&K separatists desperation to stay in the limelight. Syed Ali Shah Geelani is hypocritical to oppose this concert,which will be a rare treat for the Kashmiri invitees. Several foreign music groups from places like Turkey,Syria and Pakistan have performed in the state without a hitch.
M. Ratan
Delhi
Dig deeper
* The clamour of some people to hang the Mumbai rape case accused (The real deterrent by G.P. Joshi,IE,August 27) is understandable. But awarding the accused capital punishment will not result in a fall in the frequency of rape cases unless sincere efforts are also made to study the causes of the spurt in violent crimes against women. Sociologists and psychiatrists must analyse case histories and the mental make-up of social deviants who commit rape. We must try and understand the common factors across rape cases in order to prevent them. The histories and social backgrounds of the rapists in both the Mumbai and Delhi gangrape cases are similar. This is a clue that more investigation is needed into this aspect.
Mohan Singh
Amritsar
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