Opinion Very avoidable
This refers to the editorial More adventurism (IE,January22). The non-auction of Pakistani cricketers in the IPL will only contribute further to already existing Indo-Pak tensions....
This refers to the editorial More adventurism (IE,January22). The non-auction of Pakistani cricketers in the IPL will only contribute further to already existing Indo-Pak tensions. True,the government is distinctly separate from the organiser of a private event. But one fails to understand why Pakistani players were at all permitted to be under the hammer. Obviously,there cannot be any cricketing reason for not selecting anyone from the current Twenty20 world champions. Non-cricketing reasons may be quite cogent. But if only some caution and discretion were applied at the very beginning,the controversy could have been avoided. After all,Lalit Modi is the guardian of the IPL and not of India.
Bidyut K. Basu
Its the bottomline
Would The Indian Express unconditionally sponsor an Indo-Pak Test series knowing that it may not happen at all? Chances are you will not,and if you do its poor business sense. The folks at the IPL did the same. Why blame the IPL or a franchise as being callous with cricket? Business decisions are affected by many external factors and they need to be considered. The IPL franchisees doled out lakhs for Pakistani cricketers before,that doesnt mean they wanted cultural
bonding with them. It was a business decision then,and so it is now.
Prakash Iyer
New York
Some recognition
The statement of US Defence Secretary Robert Gates that India may lose its diplomatic restraint with Pakistan is significant in many ways. It indicates that the US is increasingly feeling frustrated in effectively countering the terrorist threat which is being orchestrated by Al Qaeda. Despite Indias repeated warning that Pakistan is indulging in a double game,it has perhaps finally dawned on Washington that eventually it may even lose its clout with India that prompted Gates to come up with such a warning to Pakistan.
H.R.B. Satyanarayana
Mysore
Congress & Mumbai
This refers to your editorial No fair (IE,January 22). The Maharasthra governments decision to make knowledge of Marathi mandatory for taxi drivers in Mumbai seemed to be aimed at targeting north Indians. Till now only regional parties such as the Shiv Sena and the MNS played such politics. But unfortunately,a national party like the Congress which is also leading the Central coalition,has also indulged in it. The Congress must understand that discrimination is a common ingredient between the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia and this parochial politics. Such politics could prove to be suicidal for the Congress which is planning a revival in UP and Bihar.
Manoj Parashar
Greater Noida
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