Opinion Point noted
This refers to Jaswant,not-so original,. Both the publishers and the author are grateful that the learned scholar Professor...
• This refers to Jaswant,not-so original,. Both the publishers and the author are grateful that the learned scholar Professor C.M. Naim has raised certain issues relating to the end-notes on a few chapters of the book Jinnah-India-Partition-Independence,where the original source has been duly mentioned.
However,the publishers are now examining afresh the points raised by the learned scholar. The issues raised shall be appropriately dealt with and needed rectification,if any,for omissions unknowingly caused shall be carried out.
R.K. Mehra
Publisher,Rupa & Co
New Delhi
Separate & safe
• Jaithirth Rao has rightly questioned Jaswant Singh on Partition. It appears Singh has ignored the important factor of the destructive potential of religious fundamentalism,with or without Partition. The whole history of the 20th century is one of ethnic cleansings and genocide across the globe,epitomised in the Holocaust during World War II. Indias had her share of largescale communal violence and massacres before and during Partition,but apart from regional riots and killings,it hasnt been consumed by communal clashes on a catastrophic scale. For that weve to be grateful to Partition,without which we might have been fighting continuous civil wars.
S.K. Chatterji Mumbai
Reality instructions
• Tarun Vijays arguments arent always based on facts. Its unkind to Nehru and his associates to call them patriot-bashers. Syama P. Mookerjee was a friend of Nehru and its a fact that he supported the partition of Bengal in 1946. Its also a fact that on the invitation of Gandhi and Nehru,Mookerjee joined the National Government in August 1947. Later,due to differences of opinion regarding the Nehru-Liakat pact of 1950,he resigned from the Central cabinet. Pranab Mukherjees remarks therefore were correct. Vijay has also wrongly painted the Congress as a silent spectator to the Hindu plight during Partition violence. Almost everyone is praising Jinnah at the moment,and the BJP must be attempting a shortcut to a pro-minority tag. We should accept that India and Pakistan are two separate nations.
M. Anushree New Delhi
Its politics
• Its not surprising that Pakistan has been illegally modifying US-supplied missiles,with India as its sole target. Now its also learnt that Pakistan is upgrading its nuclear weaponry. The political angle must be acknowledged both Pakistani and Indian governments are at fault. The misgivings of the Zardari administration are known,but one wonders why India has opted for a cowardly policy towards Pakistan.
Hansraj Bhat Mumbai
A hero
• Its been a long time since Indian football has had a hero. Subrata Pauls skills and confidence have rallied the country behind a nationally ignored but globally worshipped sport.
Rathin Kumar Chanda
Chinsurah
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