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Letters to the Editor — July 31, 2021

Intentional actThe murder of an Additional Sessions judge in Dhanbad in broad daylight strikes at the root of democracy (Page 1, July 30). It is

Letters to the Editor — July 30, 2021

Opposition unityA grand alliance of Opposition parties is a failed experiment and there is no perceptible evidence that the political scenario has

Letters to the Editor — July 29, 2021

New Chief Minister The appointment of Basavaraj Bommai as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, has at last ended the animated suspense over the

Letters to the Editor — July 28, 2021

Change in KarnatakaPolitics in India, by and large, is either caste-centric, cinema world-driven or family-oriented. None can dispute that the

Steamrolled

The 7-1 drubbing that India got in its hockey match against Australia at the Tokyo Olympics should not surprise anyone given the quality of hockey

House proceedings

It is unlikely that parliamentary proceedings will be smooth in the monsoon session especially in the background of a whole range of sensitive issues

From the RE

Monday mornings have always been extra special. The weekly columns of Mr. A.S. Panneerselvan, the Readers’ Editor, The Hindu, are thought provoking

Migrant details

The proposed creation of a data bank of migrant workers, announced in Tamil Nadu, is timely. In the aftermath of the sudden lockdown last year, the

India and the Taliban

Whether it is moral or not, justifiable or not, ethical or not, India should engage with the Taliban. If the Taliban are neglected, Pakistan will

Letters to the Editor — July 26, 2021

Vaccination driveCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is spot on when he says that the private sector is lagging behind in the vaccination

Letters to the Editor — July 24, 2021

Parallel systemThe observations of the Supreme Court while cancelling the bail granted to a BSP MLA’s husband that there cannot be two parallel

Letters to the Editor — July 23, 2021

Oxygen scarcity claimThe Centre’s claim in Parliament that there were no deaths in India due to a lack of oxygen during the COVID-19 pandemic is

Letters to the Editor — July 22, 2021

Under watchThe damage caused by Pegasus has far-reaching effects. The Indian government, which has not denied so far that any of its agencies bought

Letters to the Editor — July 21, 2021

Spyware unleashedAs more disturbing details emerge regarding the alleged misuse of an Israel-made spyware which seems to have been used to keep track

Letters to the Editor — July 20, 2021

State of the CongressThe Congress faces a crisis as winning an election and forming the government seems to be in the past now. In such a situation,

Letters to the Editor — July 19, 2021

Afghan’s stabilityThough the Afghanistan President, Ashraf Ghani, sounds optimistic in the face of grave adversity (Page 1, “Taliban won battles, we

Letters to the Editor — July 17, 2021

Audit of casesWhy not have an audit system to review cases booked by the NIA and the CBI? This could help and assist the judiciary function quicker

Letters to the Editor — July 16, 2021

Afghan’s futureDespite what the Kabul government and India’s External Affairs Ministry say, it seems probable that all of Afghanistan will soon be

Letters to the Editor — July 15, 2021

No stocksThe report that vaccination has declined substantially as States say that they have no doses is disturbing (Page 1, July 14). The only way to

Letters to the Editor — July 14, 2021

Help CubaIf U.S. President Joe Biden really means that he stands with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom and relief from the pandemic

Letters to the Editor — July 13, 2021

Advancing TalibanIf the Taliban’s claim that they control over 80% of Afghanistan is true, then their final assault on Kabul could come any time

Letters to the Editor — July 12, 2021

Sri Lankan politicsThe consolidation of power by the Rajapaksa clan (‘Profiles’ page, July 11) is cause for concern as far as India is concerned.

Reader’s Mail

Sorry state of parkThe children’s park at New L.I.G. Colony in Anna Nagar, Madurai is in a deplorable condition with play equipment of many kinds

Letters to the Editor — July 10, 2021

Attaching Indian assetsAs if the defiance shown by the social media platforms in recent months to adhere to Indian laws is not enough, now a bizarre

Letters to the Editor — July 9, 2021

Jumbo cabinetWednesday’s massive expansion of the Union cabinet will be remembered more for those who were given the marching orders, some of them

Letters to the Editor — July 8, 2021

Dilip KumarThe kohinoor of Indian cinema, Dilip Kumar, has moved to another world. What an actor! What a powerful pair of eyes! He acted through his

Letters to the Editor — July 7, 2021

Father Stan SwamyThere cannot be anything more frustrating than the court hearing the bail application of Father Stan Swamy when he was on a

Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021

Afghan’s descentAfghanistan seems to be, ominously, on the brink of a dreadful civil war (Page 1, “Taliban capture several districts in Afghanistan”,

Letters to the Editor — July 5, 2021

The Rafale deal againAfter a lull, the Rafale issue has taken centre stage again (Page 1, “French judge to probe Rafale deal”, July 4). Anyway, the

Letters to the Editor — July 3, 2021

Crisis in schoolingIndia prides itself in being one of the leading software hubs of the world, but it is clear that it has failed the vast multitude

Letters to the Editor — July 2, 2021

The CPCIt is an intellectually unproductive exercise to try to build a halo of greatness around the CPC or the Communist Party of China (Editorial

Letters to the Editor — July 1, 2021

Feeding the migrantsThe Supreme Court has rightly put the onus of feeding the migrants on the government (“Ensure that no migrant worker goes hungry,

Letters to the Editor — June 30, 2021

Relief measuresIn the Government’s new stimulus package, one wonders whether there will be any takers for the five lakh free tourist visas given the

Letters to the Editor — June 29, 2021

‘Drone’ attackThe report, “Suspected drone attack on IAF Jammu station leaves 2 injured” (Page 1, June 28), only leaves one shocked. One cannot help

Letters to the Editor — June 28, 2021

Alert on Delta PlusThe emergence of a new mutant form of the coronavirus and the delayed upgradation of the threat perception to a ‘variant of

Reader’s Mail

Ellis Nagar is apt for libraryOf the six places shortlisted for establishing Kalaignar Memorial Library in Madurai, Ellis Nagar is apt. It is near the

Letters to the Editor — June 26, 2021

Talks on J&KA few days ago, few would have imagined a thaw was possible in the frozen relationship between Kashmir’s political elites and the

Letters to the Editor — June 25, 2021

Attached and recoveryThat there is some action now in trying to aid public sector banks in India for their huge losses as a result of the misdeeds of

Letters to the Editor — June 24, 2021

Political alternative?We do not need to read too much into the somewhat lukewarm response of many Opposition parties to the Rashtra Manch meeting to

Letters to the Editor — June 23, 2021

Advisory panelWith its constitution of an Economic Advisory Council to the Chief Minister, comprising global experts, including Nobel laureate Esther

Letters to the Editor — June 22, 2021

Centre on ex gratia The central government’s stand on the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be an excuse to abdicate its responsibility to grant ex

Letters to the Editor — June 21, 2021

Hope for J&KJammu and Kashmir, famed for its beauty, and now lost peace, has become a hotbed of violence due to a raft of reasons. Its woes have

Letters to the Editor — June 19, 2021

Assessment formulaThe Supreme Court’s approval of the CBSE’s formula (along with the ICSE’s) to assess the performance of Class 12 students this year

Letters to the Editor — June 18, 2021

The undercountThe recent spurt of data reconciliation in connection with COVID-19 deaths in a number of States confirms long-held suspicions of

Letters to the Editor — June 17, 2021

Court’s bail ordersThe Delhi High Court’s orders granting bail to activists and students charged under the stringent UAPA, is the higher judiciary’s

Letters to the Editor — June 16, 2021

Education in KeralaThe article, “Higher education in Kerala needs a new chapter” (Editorial page, June 14), has overlooked the fact that ‘the linear

Letters to the Editor — June 15, 2021

After GalwanThere is no denying the fact that the Government could not contain China’s aggression and retrieve our territory encroached on by the

Letters to the Editor — June 14, 2021

Lessons from BengalIn the wake of the massive win by the Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal, a lot of its rebel leaders who had earlier switched

Reader’s Mail

Extend the facilityIt is a welcome measure that CCTV cameras have been installed at 20 points at the COVID-19 ward of Government Headquarters Hospital

Letters to the Editor — June 12, 2021

Shocker from BiharThe whopping 72% increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths in Bihar is a sign of irresponsibility by the State administration there

Letters to the Editor — June 11, 2021

Needed, ‘tact’I am a former civil servant, having retired from service in the early 1980s. Let me join the commentariat on l’affaire Bandyopadhyay.