Opinion Security scare
Pakistan is known for acquiring weapons surreptitiously instead of producing them indigenously.
• Pakistan is known for acquiring weapons surreptitiously instead of producing them indigenously. Major donors,namely the US,must be worried by Pakistans convenient yet clandestine efforts at customising weaponry. India,through its diplomatic channels,must highlight the ramifications of this for its own security and that of the subcontinent. The US should now reconsider additional aid packages to Pakistan.
Deepak Chikramane
Halt aid
• Now that the truth is out,Pakistani protests that the missiles were produced locally and are not those of the Reagan era,sound rather hollow. Surely,its now time for the Obama administration to conduct another review of the region and its Af-Pak policy,this time focusing solely on military aid to Pakistan whether Pakistan should in fact be a recipient of US aid at all. One may expect something positive from the US after all since the US government has itself complained about Pakistans deception. However,should this not materialise,there must be pressure put on the US to discontinue all aid economic and military.
Edward Haeems
Hindsight helps
• This refers to Tarun Vijays Pranabdas Bengal division. Is calling Jinnah a nationalist with secular leanings a fair representation? The facts say otherwise. For instance,when Jinnah was asked whether Direct Action was violent or not,he reacted by saying that he was not willing to discuss ethics. Does this not display opportunistic characteristics? Furthermore,others involved in the process,such as S.P. Mookerjee and C. Rajagopalachari appear as idealists if one assesses their roles in Indias struggle for independence.
S.C. Panda
Bhubaneswar
Not enough
• In order to overcome the crisis its in,the BJP desperately needs worthwhile ideas and a new operative formula. Even though RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat believes that a new,younger leadership may do the trick for the BJP,one wonders whether this will be enough to revive the party. It is unfortunate that the Chintan Baithak has failed to reconcile differences; perhaps the presence of Bhagwat would have altered that,propelling the gathering into a watershed event where political,ideological and organisational aberrations would be addressed.
Suman Kukal
Pak tentacles
• Its a matter of grave concern if Pakistani nationals are indeed guiding Somali pirates. It seems every problem in the world today has Pakistan inscribed on it. How long will the international community sleep on Pakistani state and no-state actors spreading their tentacles all over the world?
Mukund B. Kunte
New Delhi
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