Opinion Where the leaders are
India needs institution-building leaders.
Where the leaders are
India needs institution-building leaders. The question is whether such leaders exist and,if so,where they are. Theres a dearth of visionaries in politics. In the executive,greed,political interference and poor systems have done damage. In the judiciary,leadership is confined to high courts and the Supreme Court. Social reformers are few. Only in the corporate sector does India have daring and farsighted leaders. Leaders should change their mindset,groom young talent,make education ethics-focused and re-engineer ineffective systems.
Y.G. Chouksey
Peacefully does it!
This refers to At Bainsla School of Protest,indiscipline earns a thrashing (IE,December 24). The agitation for reservations is causing problems to people as railways and highways have been blocked. Commercial activities have been affected and the poor are unable to earn their daily bread. Since the case is pending in the high court,Kirori Singh Bainsla should suspend the agitation and cooperate with the government to find ways to resolve the issue peacefully.
S.C. Vaid
Greater Noida
Our house divided
K. Shankar Bajpai’s views (Knowing whats good for us,IE,December 24) on the weaknesses vis-à-vis our efforts at claiming a permanent UNSC membership come straight from the shoulder. To fight for our claim,we must stand united,keep our national interests above everything else and speak as one. Instead of genuflecting to any country for support,we should talk from a position of strength and equal footing,and play hardball. Our foreign policy should be free from pressure and influence from any quarter. Our much-touted civilisational ties with some countries have no meaning if they dont respect our sensitivities.
Satwant Kaur
Mahilpur
In memoriam
In the death of K. Karunakaran,India has lost a maverick politician who fearlessly battled the CPM in Kerala. He carved a niche for himself in the state and was a pioneer of coalition politics. Among leaders with feet of clay,he went on to earn unflinching loyalty of Congress workers and the sobriquet leader. A freedom fighter,he has the rare distinction of being the lone Malayali who was MLA,Lok Sabha MP and Rajya Sabha MP.
Bichu Muttathara
Pune
Kashmir chatter
Appropos the editorial UPs changed ( IE,December 24),perhaps Azam Khan is encouraged by the likes of Arundhati Roy who was let off by the government for her views on Kashmir. The likes of Khan will be encouraged if the government continues to appear impotent. It may be worthwhile to explore the possibility of Pakistan abetting such voices from within India to fortify its stand on Kashmir. Itll be suicidal for the Samajwadi Party to harp on such themes. Today,people want development,not issues which divide.
Ashok Goswami
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