Opinion Waiting for what?
Hundreds of innocent lives continue to be lost,innumerable security personnel are getting killed,property worth crores continues getting destroyed.
Waiting for what?
Hundreds of innocent lives continue to be lost,innumerable security personnel are getting killed,property worth crores continues getting destroyed. Yet the larger mandate remains elusive. Parliament sessions come and go,committees are set up,strategies are revisited; still,a band of hardly 20,000 extremists continue to hold the country to ransom. Theres a complete state of insecurity all round with the Maoist menace hovering like a shadow over all walks of life. Is it the bickering within the cabinet or is it irresponsible statements of maverick politicians? Or is it the total lack of consensus between government and opposition?
Gautam Mookerjee
Headed south
This refers to M.K. Venus The silver (and oil) lining (IE,May 21). The view that the Greek tragedy wont play out in India is optimistic thinking. Were living in an environment where the economy of each state is connected with the others. World markets are heading south and India cannot be an exception. Ground realities are pretty bad. Greece is greasy,Spain is a pain,the German economy is jerky while Hungary is hungry for financial aid. Dubai is dubious and China would soon be a na na due to mounting problems there. Some hold the opinion that the recession has its silver lining as prices drop and inflation comes down. But what good are low prices if you dont earn enough to afford cheap products?
S.N. Kabra
After Faisal
This refers to the editorial Faisals story (IE,May 21). America has not only compromised its own security but needlessly given credibility to Pakistans stand on Afghanistan and India. By going slow on Pakistan nurturing several terror outfits,the US has also compromised its war on terror. The USs turning a blind eye to charges of Pakistan misusing American funds may also boomerang on it,as the same terror outfits that used to target India are now found to be financing and aiding attacks on the West. There is an urgent need for America to draw lessons from Faisals story.
Ashok Goswami
Mumbai
Whose ideals?
In your continuing editorial concern (End equivalence,IE,May 21),there can be no doubt whatsoever of the casualness the government,and more so,how politicians treat police and paramilitary personnel. But I beg to differ that it ought not to be generalised that the CRPF personnel died fighting for the luxuries and ideals we enjoy. They die only for luxuries and ideals that elected politicians in the incumbent government enjoy. Therefore,their kith and kin are far safer. Yes,theres a line drawn between UPA-I and UPA-II that could reflect in relevant report cards. But it still needs to be explored whether this generation of Naxalites are the proxies of the conspirators from across the border.
Kedarnath R Aiyar
Mumbai
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