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More Jundals need to be apprehended.

The Indian Express

June 29, 2012 02:52 AM IST First published on: Jun 29, 2012 at 02:52 AM IST

Keep talking

The editorial ‘Riyadh to Delhi’ (IE,June 27) was apt. Good relations between India and Saudi Arabia will be of mutual benefit. It would also be in India’s interests because plenty of Indians work in Saudi Arabia. At the moment,however,terror should top the agenda. Abu Jundal was arrested with the help of Saudi Arabia. More Jundals need to be apprehended.

— Ganapathi Bhat

Akola

PM’s new job

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APROPOS ‘The PM’s burden’ (IE,June 28),India’s economic slowdown stems more from the UPA’s inertia than from the global economic crisis. The Congress has sacrificed economic reforms at the altar of populist policies aimed at electoral gains. With the finance ministry under his charge,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh must energise the economy once again. To do this,he must ensure that he has his party behind him. He should not become a scapegoat for the party’s flawed policies.

— Hema

Langeri

Last word

THIS refers to ‘No-show Monday’ (IE,June 26). A few days ago,presidential hopeful Pranab Mukherjee had promised that some important economic measures would be announced on his last day as finance minister. One wonders why he waited so long to announce them and whether they would really benefit the economy.

— Kishor Kulkarni

Mumbai

No green signal

FROM the declaration at the end of the Rio+20 Summit,it is clear that the concept of “green economy”,as conceived by developed countries,comes into conflict with the needs of poor and developing nations (‘Green economy as platitude’,IE,June 26). For instance,poor nations cannot afford to undertake large-scale solar technology projects,even if such sources of energy are less polluting than conventional sources. India,for one,will have trouble implementing the concept of a green economy.

— C. Koshy John

Pune

BJP standstill

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IN his article ‘The right turn for BJP’ (IE,Jun 25 ) Ashutosh Varshney returns to an old argument. Many have advised the BJP to adopt a more inclusive agenda if it wants to come back to power at the Centre. This agenda involves the selection of a prime ministerial candidate who is acceptable across the spectrum of BJP allies. The question that remains is: why is the BJP oblivious to this advice? It seems willing to hold on to its Hindutva agenda at the cost of having an opportunity to govern the country. The influence of the RSS,a champion of Hindutva,seems to have created a strange inertia in the party.

— Deepak Raina

New Delhi