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The prime ministers statements and demeanour on international visits has been a source of pride for Indian citizens....
•The prime ministers statements and demeanour on international visits has been a source of pride for Indian citizens. Its evident that the PM is pushing hard to revive and improve economic growth,environmental performance and cooperation in matters pertaining to terrorism. Indias participation at the G-8,the parade in Paris and the on-going NAM summit in Egypt are led by his vision. Hes also in a position to encourage collaboration among India and other countries on cross-border investments,research and innovation,climate change and energy policy and development.
Harpreet Sandhu
Hope & glory
•The role of Indian soldiers in building political stability in Europe,the Indian Ocean region and the Far East has been significant (Soldiers to the world,IE,July 14). That Indian soldiers were allowed to march down the Champs-Élysées on Bastille Day should make the army and Indians proud about the past and hopeful about the future. Also,its time Indians learnt to dissociate the British Indian army the predecessor of independent Indias army from the political contours of the Raj.
Rathin Kumar Chanda
Chinsurah
Safely,not slowly
•The recent accident at a Delhi Metro site under construction should be an eye-opener for infrastructure projects (Strangers to haste,IE,July 16). We shouldnt associate the meeting of deadlines with haste,and thereby with compromises on safety especially when,as in this particular case,there are no conclusive answers available yet. However,it has often been the case that contractors tended to ignore safety norms in hurrying up.
S. Sitaraman
New Delhi
Timed out
•The go-slow tactics adopted by England in the Ashes opening Test is not surprising. Its odd that skipper Andrew Strauss denied this allegation only to grant it later. That Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz admitted that any team in Englands position would have done the same is illuminative. Deliberate delaying is common to cricket,especially Tests. A solution could be fixing the mandatory number of overs that must be bowled in the last session of the final day if the batting team is still at the crease rather than stipulating the closing time. Further,umpires must have more power to punish delaying tactics.
Bellur S. Dattatri
Not enough
•If one is to look at the problems of parliamentary democracy in India,one glaring defect that most will come by is the fact that constituencies which do not find representation in the government of the day are often neglected (Peoples people,IE,July 15). To ensure the true democratic spirit of government of,by and for the people,we need procedures that ensure all constituencies a greater say and role in executive matters. Mere legislative representation,it seems,is not enough.
Samarth Verma
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