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LETTERS
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Pit Without a Bottom
"Only one end of
this war is predictable: the decimation of Afghanistan, not that of terrorism
or the Taliban. For even if Osama bin Laden dies, his followers will carry
on."
—Rajinder Kohli, Hissar
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The commendable performance of India's junior
World Cup hockey team in defeating "invincible" Argentina
has broken the jinx ("Hope from Hobart", November 5).
The team has shattered the myth that Indians cannot rise to the
challenge, but what is more remarkable is that this has happened
despite gross mismanagement and the ills afflicting the national
sports scene. It is sad that the nation at large and hockey lovers
in particular could not view our moment of glory, since the tournament
was not even telecast.
—V.B.N. Ram, Delhi
Okay, so now we have something to smile about
but why is everyone advancing the celebrations? It's too early to
hail the players as champions since champions are those who notch
up one win after another. A stray win could well be a fluke. We
need to give more time to the junior hockey team to prove its mettle.
Let's wait and watch.
—Shama Anand, on e-mail
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The pace at which the war to catch Osama bin
Laden is being waged, it would appear that he will eventually meet a natural
end ("It's a Long Haul to Hell", November 5). In the process,
however, many more innocent lives would be lost, resulting in increased
hatred from several more communities. Is that tenable? While a war against
terrorists is bound to be incessant, one should guard against the struggle
assuming religious overtones.
—M. Kumar, on e-mail
What have the US attacks on Afghanistan brought
save for fear, squalor, death, disease and despair? The killing of thousands
of innocent and defenceless people to capture one man is an act of cruelty.
We need to find an alternative solution to war soon.
—Radhika Narayan, on e-mail
After three weeks of retaliatory strikes, the
US could not get Osama bin Laden either dead or alive. But the attacks
continue to cause untold destruction in Afghanistan. The fight against
one man and his brand of terrorism is escalating into a war that is producing
an even larger number of his ilk in Muslim countries.
—Chandranshu Charan, on e-mail
Apocalypse Now
India needs to wait and watch before taking
a decision to strike because an attack on Pakistan at this juncture could
lead to greater support for General Pervez Musharraf, thus boosting his
morale ("Should India Attack?" October 29). For now we should
meticulously plan to crush the terrorists in our region. In any case,
Pakistan is facing a threat from all sides: the Taliban, America, Islamic
organisations and India.
—Dinesh Kumar, Kurukshetra
In the Mahabharata, Bhishma, while on his bed
of arrows, tells Yudisthir that "God does not create any more land".
That is why obtaining and retaining land is the prime responsibility of
a ruler. Thanks to Jawaharlal Nehru's blunder, we lost a huge landmass
to Pakistan. And we continue to perpetuate the struggle with semantics.
The phrase "Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir" implies that it is not
Indian territory but merely occupied Kashmir. No wonder neutral countries
consider it merely a "disputed territory". Let us first identify
the area as "Occupied Territory" and then act accordingly. After
all, it is not Kashmiris who are getting killed, but Indians.
—L.N. Roychoudhury, Kolkata
It is not enough to wipe out the terrorist training
camps along the Line of Control. In fact, the entire Pakistan-Occupied
Kashmir should be overrun and brought back into the fold of India.
—R. Haripanth, Chennai
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