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Hatred of India is pak policy

Sept.30 : Sir, This is with reference to the article Pakistan must act fast (September 27) by Anil Bhat. The readers will wholeheartedly agree with the writer. But the billion-dollar question is, why would Pakistan oblige Mr Bhat or, for that matter, the people of India? The truth is that intense hatred for India is the very basis of the existence of Pakistan. In its hostile and violent activities against this country, Pakistan has been getting the active support of wealthy nations from West Asia, and also from China. As regards the countries of the Western world, their policies are invariably based on self-interest, and do not concern India. Thus, India has to face its rogue neighbour on its own strength. The need of the hour is a long-term strategy for encouraging the nationalist and secular movements of the suppressed communities in Pakistan, with the ultimate objective of disintegration of that country through internal revolts.

S.K. Chatterji

Mulund-West, Mumbai

 

Sir, It is gratifying to note that the initial meeting of India and Pakistan foreign ministers went off smoothly. There is no point in repeating the trite condition, which has been parroted for years, that Pakistan should stop terrorist activities before there can be talks on other aspects of the relationship. Let us go ahead and arrive at conclusions in the near future. With information technology at the zenith, it will be ridiculous to prolong the conflict any more.

V.S. Venkatavaradan

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G-20 meets will have no results

Sir, This is with reference to the editorial G-20: Lofty vows, but no results (September 28). There were high expectations when US President Barack Obama took over the reins of office in January 2009. All thought he would do wonders, particularly on the economic front. In these eight months he has proved to be a total failure. In the US, the employment situation has not shown any improvement. Medical insurance is in the doldrums. The value of immovable properties is stagnant. Economic slowdown has not shown sustained symptoms of recovery. All these have their own impact on the economies of other countries. In this backdrop, the G-20 meet is not going to produce any tangible results.

R. Thirunarayanan

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Netas must not honour gandhi

Sir, Mahatma Gandhi believed that drinking alchohol would upset the social and moral values in the country and would particularly affect the economy and social harmony of the poor families, driving them to disparity. But, unfortunately, the present politicians do not follow Gandhiji’s principles. So, I request the ministers and the bureaucrats to honour Mahatma Gandhi by not garlanding his statue on his forthcoming birth anniversary.

N.S. Venkataraman

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Wrong tactic leads to loss

Sir, In any sport, there can only be one winner. There is no shame in losing a match. However, the way we play and lose a match is a matter of concern. We lost the plot in the India-Pakistan cricket match by introducing part-time bowlers, and allowing Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf to settle down. Had we persisted with our frontline bowlers, we could have cut short their match-winning partnership. We lost the match mainly due to our poor bowling and fielding.

N. Mahadevan

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