This refers to the editorial ‘Here we go again’ (IE,July 30). It goes without saying that the opposition’s insistence on a discussion on price rise that concludes in a vote is disturbing....

Shekhar Gupta’s ‘The power of one’ (IE,July 31) logically concludes that an institution is as high-quality as the person who heads it....

Just after the Islamabad talks everyone was blaming S.M. Qureshi for his irresponsible statements....

The issue of the veil goes much beyond the “freedom to dress” as some of its apologists would have us believe....

The editorial ‘Yes,no,minister’ rightly raises a question mark over S.M. Krishna’s capabilities as foreign minister.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has rightly praised the initiative taken by The Indian Express in not only promoting excellence in journalism...

I refer to a news report (‘Judges’ Bill: Questions over V-P’s role as panel chief’,IE,July 25) regarding the proposed “Judges’ Bill” and reported views in the matter of the Vice President of India....

Kudos to Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for achieving the magical figure of 800 Test wickets on the last bowl of his Test career....

In the three Indo-Pak wars,the only beneficiary from the American perspective is their military-industrial complex.

With admirable brevity,Pratap B. Mehta describes today’s America and Pakistan. Despite its many thinktanks...

“The railway minister is least interested in her charge. Set her free”. Mamata Banerjee is not devoting her time to the railway ministry at all....

We were treated to the highly theatrical performances in the Karnataka assembly involving the Congress,the JD(S),and the BJP.

Your bold and forthright editorial ‘Mamata should go’ (IE,July 20) is apt but the compulsions of coalition politics puts paid to any corrective action....

This refers to the editorials ‘State of drift’ and ‘The Land of Chup’ on the rabble-rousing...

Our political parties may have different ideological stripes but most of them have a common streak — promoting their interests even at the cost of reason and truth....

Complicated,and working with multiple ideological considerations,Kashmir’s politics has made genuine dialogue and socio-political progress almost impossible....

This refers to the editorial ‘The land of chup’. It’s one of the most important indicators of a mature society to safeguard freedom of expression

In the editorial ‘Be serious’ (IE,July 13),valuable advice has been given to Omar Abdullah with which he can control the volatile situation in Kashmir.

Although a serious issue,Shekhar Gupta made a delightful attempt at educating readers (‘With all due respect’,IE,July 10). He’s right that “the halo around the higher judiciary is dimming” and that “the executive can always be trusted to be vile as well as venal.”....

It is good news for Indians that Sharad Pawar,Union minister of agriculture has become the president of ICC. But it is equally disappointing news for the agriculture sector....

There are two ways to show the power of public protests. Courting arrest,picketing in front of government offices and leading public dissent in a peaceful manner lend credibility to strikes....

This refers to the report “Comrade Hem’ was a just a scribe,say friends’ (IE,July 8). While the bereaved wife of Hem denies her husband had anything to do with the Maoists....

The most admirable asset of a player is his/ her ability to win continuously.

In his logical and engaging piece ‘Protest,softly’ Pratap B. Mehta makes two interesting points...

This is in response to the editorial ‘Towards inclusion’. The old benchmark prime lending rate worked only to the advantage of corporates.