Opinion Letters to the Editor
Coming back to power after 14 years,Nawaz Sharif seems to be in a hurry to clean up what he calls Pakistans mess.
Voters choice
* COMING back to power after 14 years,Nawaz Sharif seems to be in a hurry to clean up what he calls Pakistans mess. The country faces a number of problems,from a Taliban insurgency to inflation,economic disarray,misgovernance and lawlessness. The powerful military still calls the shots in Pakistan,although the recent polls marked the first democratic transition from one elected government to another. Sharif will have to work with the generals,who control foreign policy and security. It remains to be seen if the new order can deliver on all the promises made by Sharif and his party.
J.S. Acharya Hyderabad
* THIS refers to the editorial Vote for politics (IE,May 13). That Nawaz Sharif keeps getting elected back into government,in spite of running battles with the army and other political formations,is testimony to his staying power,as well as to the dearth of seasoned politicians in Pakistan. The present elections will hopefully usher in a long reign of democracy. What was remarkable this time was that parties across the spectrum largely refused to toe the fundamentalist line. But promises of a friendly neighbourhood may just be election slogans to lure younger voters. Realpoilitk will take over soon enough,perhaps sooner among the hawks on the Indian side. Let us welcome the results of the election,if only because it is a rare event across the border.
R. Narayanan Ghaziabad
Drawing the line
* EVEN after External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshids visit to China,the cloud of mystery around Chinas Ladakh incursion has not lifted (Not just sweet talk,IE,May 13). New Delhi evidently did not want to press Beijing for a reason,understandably so,given that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is set to visit India this month. But New Delhis silence will have to be backed by a message that the recent incursion was not palatable. India should adopt a security agenda that places it at the vanguard of a multilateral framework in South Asia. Indias policy of strategic autonomy should also be kept in mind. This alone will offset the power imbalance caused by the rapid military modernisation of China and its expansionary policies.
Vivek Mishra Delhi
No clean chits
* WITH investors losing their hard-earned money in chit fund schemes,the countrys financial regulatory system has come under question. But customer satisfaction seems to be the lowest priority for regulators and growth of their respective sectors the top priority. To protect investors from fraudulent chit funds,we have to make the financial system more accessible and needs based. All regulators must work in tandem to make sure that people have access to banks,rather than chit fund companies. For that,banks must reach semi-urban and rural areas as well.
Sumeet Seth Zirakpur
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