It’s time the government took more concrete steps to save mothers
It’s time the BJP nurtured the wilting lotus with a new idea.
India and China must strive for a partnership with equal benefits
With reference to the report Sree 420 shames Indian cricket (May 17), it is appalling that three players, including Indian pacer Sreesanth, of the Rajasthan franchise were arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the Twenty20 tournament.
With reference to the opinions put forward by Chanakya in the article No legions in the region (Chanakya, May 12), it seems obvious that by not doing much to promote its presence in Karnataka, the BJP has committed a grave mistake.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s advice to Supreme Court judges to desist from giving observations like a parrot in any court case is ironical (Digvijaya takes a dig at judiciary, May 14).
With reference to Brahma Chellaney’s article Chinese checkmate (May 15), the India-China border dispute needs to be seen in a wider perspective. Of its 23 territorial disputes active since 1949, China offered substantial compromises in 17.
The report We will not allow Kargil, 26/11, terror from Pak soil (May 14) elaborates on Nawaz Sharif’s intention to improve relations with India. This gesture by Pakistan’s next democratically-elected PM is welcome.
Discrimination of some sort is a fact in every country and society. A victimhood complex cannot become an excuse for radical thought or action. This is not to suggest that the rise and propagation of fundamentalist Islam can be ignored.
This refers to the report China doesn’t clear intrusion air, India doesn’t ask for it (May 10). The recent India-China standoff over the Chinese intrusion at Daulat Beg Oldi in Ladakh seems to have been temporarily resolved.
Like a persistent rash (Chanakya, May 5) rightly points out that a complete failure of our policies, both at the domestic as well as foreign level, and the faulty handling of Pakistan, have resulted in the death of Sarabjit Singh and Sanaullah Haq.
With reference to the article Man Utd legend Fergie to retire at end of season (May 9), it would only be fair to say that Sir Alex Ferguson was committed to the cause of Manchester United with such passion and favour.
Let the jingoistic hysteria notderail the India-Pakistan talks
Sanjay Srivastava's article An alternative universe (May 6) about legendary singer Shamshad Begum lacks in-depth knowledge about the singer. Shamshad was the first nightingale of film music.
I disagree with the views Ramachandra Guha has expressed in his article Degrees of desperation (May 6). Delhi University's plan to introduce a four-year bachelor's degree programme is a step in the right direction.