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LETTERS
Force Multiplier
All well-considered
suggestions or objections to the modalities for the constitution, span
of control and working of the proposed chief of defence staff (CDS) system
should be welcomed from all quarters, civil or military, and pondered
over for incorporation ("Air Battles", August 20). But the changes
sought by the chief of the air staff seem more inhibiting than conducive
to the CDS for effective control and coordination of the defence apparatus.
The IAF, which has an excellent record of operational competence, should
see the realities on the ground in a broader perspective and brotherly
spirit of mutual give and take in matters of grave national security implications.
Inter-service rivalry or personal perceptions have no place here.
—Wing-Commander (Retd) S.C.
Kapoor, Noida
Technology to the Rescue
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Captain Controversy
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When
Sourav Ganguly says that he has not got the full strength of the
Indian team since assuming captaincy, he is dead right ("Captain
Cowboy", August 13). The most important player missing since
he took over the mantle is Sourav the batsman, whose absence is
being felt bitterly by all of us.
—Dr Rakesh Kumar,
Lucknow
Sourav Ganguly's boys go abroad, see and
then surrender, leading one to rephrase Sir Winston Churchill's
famous words: Very rarely in the history of our times have so many
been subjected to so much torment by so few.
Mukund Kunte, Delhi
I think we are being too critical of a
team which is doing well and is improving, save for an occasional
loss in the finals. It amazes me to see how India's detractors,
who called the South Africans unlucky when they lost in many a final,
label the Indian team a bunch of losers. It's sad that we love denigrating
our own people.
— S.Vijay Kumar,
on e-mail
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Technological innovation
should be the answer to the fraudulent practices in connection with credit
cards ("Discredit Cards", August 20). We have the technology
that can make plastic money foolproof. If the credit card incorporates
a specimen fingerprint of the holder, which is then checked with the actual
thumb impression at the local machine with the vendor, malpractices
can be curbed. As an additional safeguard, the specimen signature on the
back of the card should be made invisible and decipherable only by the
vending machines. With an investment of a fraction of the profits of the
industry, appropriate technoslogy can be developed.
—Dr M.R. Iyer, Mumbai
The Genesis Puzzle
Your story left
me confused with half-baked scientific theories about how and where life
began ("The Space Invaders", August 13). Amongst the many critical
questions you have posed may I also add another: how do the bacteria reach
the earth without a heat shield? Pushpa Bhargava's insistence on the requirement
of more definitive tests on DNA sequencing may be heeded before establishing
firmly that we are indeed the offspring of a higher cosmic system.
—Air Vice-Marshal (Retd) V.
Venkataraman, Bangalore
An Inconsistent Failure
I feel the most worrying factor plaguing our
country now is the lack of consistency ("Failing Leader", August
13). The only thing we are consistent about is pulling down those who
try to make a difference. The best example is that of our prime minister.
One of the most outstanding figures since Independence, it's a pity that
he too is being dragged down by the hawks who crave power.
—Sachin Kamath, on
e-mail
Vajpayee manifests the failure of honest politicians
in India as they don't crave self-aggrandisement.
—Suresh. C, Rae Bareilly
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