Pakistan: The end game?

There is little doubt that Pakistan is once again passing through a crisis. Like all dictators President General (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf believes that without him his country would face disaster. In the process he forgets that during the eight years that he has been in power he has repeatedly betrayed his people by going back on his words of restoring democracy and Constitution. He has survived for this long because of the mistaken belief of the Americans that he is the only person in Pakistan who can successfully fight terrorism. Today he stands exposed on that count too. Terrorism has flourished in Pakistan and Osama Bin Laden continues to find sanctuary in Pakistan. The truth is that he stands totally exposed and it is a matter of time now before he is consigned to the dustbin of history.

Col. B.S. Tandon (Retd)
,Tagore Garden,New Delhi.

India’s dalliance with NATO

It is difficult to appreciate the concern expressed by many over India’s growing relationship with the west including NATO. If we look at what has happened in Europe one can see that a number of countries of the now defunct Soviet Union are keen to join not only the European Union but also the NATO. The threat that a number of countries, including India, face today is common to NATO countries. It is only in the fitness of things that India respond to the overtures of those that might be helpful in warding threat to it. It is futile to go on harping on carrying out relations that are only of sentimental value to those who have been brought up on the heavy dose of anti-Americanism.

Prafulla Chandra
Sadar Bazar, Meerut Cantt

.Dravid the blue chip!

The treatment meted out to Rahul Dravid has been shocking indeed. One might well ask Dilip Vengsarkar and Co how they would have treated him if he had not resigned from captaincy. It is apparent that there is more than meets the eye. Personal egos have once again played a role to the loss of the game. We keep forgetting that we have very few genuine heroes and that Rahul Dravid is one of them. Over the years he has been a role model and donned any role that the team has demanded of him. Such heroes should be treated with dignity and honor and not in the manner in which the Indian selectors have done. They have done grave injustice to a true blue chip and therefore deserve all the disdain and condemnation that is being heaped upon them.

Sonali Bharti
NOIDA

BJP skating on thin ice

Rarely has a political party been such a disappointment as BJP has been. A decade ago people had genuinely believed that it was a party with a difference and that its rise to power will make a qualitative difference to the polity of our country. The few years in power have demonstrated that their presence has only aggravated matters. From Gujarat to Uttar Pradesh, it has taken unprincipled stands and when it comes to the national scene, its stand on the nuclear deal with America displays a petulance that ill behooves a national party. On communal matters too it is taking divisive stands in which the ultimate loser will be the great composite culture of India.

Madhav Kaushik
Preet Nagar, Ludhiana.