Bidding truths

This refers to If L?bourg plays dirty, India will respond (February 15). The Arcelor take-over bid by L.N. Mittal rests purely on an economic-business consideration.

This refers to If L’bourg plays dirty, India will respond (February 15). The Arcelor take-over bid by L.N. Mittal rests purely on an economic-business consideration. Luxembourg, however, is moving towards bringing in legislation to prevent this, apparently because Mr Mittal is an Indian. Can this bias be allowed to play any role in a free market scenario? What needs to be assessed is whether there are any violations of rules and whether this take-over bid may create a monopoly. But there is simply no place for racial discrimination.

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P.N.Shali, via email

Adopt the roads

Apropos of 1000 Delhiites killed... (February 14), the construction of an expressway is the ideal solution to reduce accidents on city roads as well as drastically bring down pollution levels.

The no-cost solution is that senior police officers must adopt a main road each to overview the functioning of the traffic police and identify accident prone locations to create solutions.

K.K. Ghei, New Delhi

Still at sea

Now that the decommissioned warship Clemenceau awaits India to take a decision, it is a classic case for our policy makers to get their act together. It has shown our inability to take swift measures in the face of such crises. Let this be a lesson for India so that a protocol for emergency action can be evolved in the near future.

Jawahar P, via email

Not enlightened

The Prime minister repeatedly uses the phrase “enlightened national interest” to deflect criticism of his government’s policies. Clearly his version of ‘enlightenment’ defines a new form of national interest that needs no consensus and brooks no debate.

Does the PM want to imply that only his policies are ‘enlightened’, and not those of eminent nuclear scientists or senior diplomats, regional parties or dissenting individuals?

P. Malhotra, New Delhi

Rotten at the core

The Daya Nayak episode shows the extent of rot in the police. Many of our police officers are criminals in uniform. It should be ensured that no political clout is tolerated to protect Daya Nayak’s interests.

B.S. Ganesh, New Delhi