Opinion Sad but true
Shekhar Guptas The glorious certainties (IE,April 18) takes us on an enlightening political journey,showcasing a political environment.....
•Shekhar Guptas The glorious certainties (IE,April 18) takes us on an enlightening political journey,showcasing a political environment where politicians increasingly change colours with an eye to the political equation. Thats why Guptas reference to the ideological fungibility of the likes of Ramadoss,Paswan,Kumaraswamy and Ajit Singh is so apt. But will it help if the result of this political degeneration is only public cynicism and indifference?
Vitull K. Gupta
Bhatinda
I,me,mine
•The editorial A piece of sky (IE,April 20) leaves little unsaid in UPs saga of bad and callous governance. Mayawati spending crores on these memorials is not the only bizarre story that will compel the rewriting of quiz books. Meanwhile,its not just the rural areas but also rural pockets inside urban zones that have to do without basic amenities,such as sanitation and potable water. Surely Mayawati knows this is not what B.R. Ambedkar had in mind for the downtrodden.
Arvind Kumar
Noida
•You have rightly questioned Mayawatis narcissistic construction of memorials to Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram and of her own statues (A piece of sky,IE,April 20). This waste of tax payers money to satisfy the fancies of an autocratic leader,with no regard for public welfare,is inexcusable in a democratic state. If this is Mayawatis idea of sustainable development,she will have a lot to answer for.
A.K. Saxena Delhi
Wrong peace
•The editorial Arms and the men (IE,April 21) courageously confronts those defending the Swat deal. Despite their claim that little has changed on the ground,the Pakistani Talibans words and actions rudely contradict them. In fact,the Taliban is already spreading its tentacles beyond Swat while the government clearly lacks the will to tackle them. Zardari is pursuing the wrong peace one that will not let Pakistan and the subcontinent rest in peace.
Satwant Kaur Mahilpur
Tall claims
•India has been given to understand that Pakistans nuclear arsenal doesnt pose a threat at the moment (Pak nuke arsenal…,IE,April 20). Given the turbulence in Pakistan,can anybody vouchsafe that? Of course,it served Musharraf,as it serves Zardari and the US now,to maintain that Pakistans nukes are safe. India,however,ought to be more sceptical.
R.J. Khurana Bhopal
Whats in a PM?
•The Indian PM is no longer a first among equals and his/ her prerogative in choosing the cabinet is sacrificed to mutual bargaining among coalition partners. Incidentally,L.K. Advanis portrayal of Manmohan Singh as weak is juxtaposed against his own projected image of lauh purush. But the history of coalition politics makes the individual attributes of a PM irrelevant. Even the strongest PM would have to compromise today.
Mohd. Y. Ansari Meerut
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