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Date sent: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 15:01:30 -0400
Sounds like an echo of the US State Department. Completely stunned and, of late, arrogant -- as is typical in its treatment of anything in the so-called third world that dares to assert. The author states that he is "not an apologist for China". I believe he is exactly the foolish, weak-kneed apologist who sweats in ivory towers and finds every excuse to purport unilateral denuclearisation by India. The world order to him is as you see, feel, hear and purport in the western media, think tanks and prejudiced regimes. He relates to things very persuasively, and in great detail, but only in their current context. There is little, if any, perspective of India's long history or vision of its future, beyond the horizon. Thanks to policy wonks like him, India remained a poor Gandhian of one billion and a nobody in geopolitics. I deeply resent that cowardly caricature. How on earth did this erudite analyst completely forget to consider the blatant hypocrisy and self-serving chatter of the nuclear states is baffling!
Tarun Seam
Date sent: Wed, 6 May 1998 12:58:53 -0700 (PDT)
Kudos to the Supreme Court! Using scams and scandals for political ends *alone* has been the chosen way of the neta. While in opposition, they spare no effort in freaking out on the floor of the house, boycotting sessions and even indulging in fisticuffs (for which they, nevertheless, receive a salary from the tax payer's money). But the moment they are in power (usually because the voters are disgusted with the performance of the previous government), they mouth inanities like "the law will take its own course", "there will be no witch-hunting", etc. Enough of this back-pedalling! These *crimes* have to be taken to their logical conclusion. Thankfully, the judiciary has started taking on a more positive role now, instead of playing dead as they have for decades. More power to them!
P Das
Date sent: Wed, 06 May 1998 16:45:46 -0700
Another classic example of The Wrong Headline. Does this title show a strong anti-BJP bias or just a hunger for some steamy news, since nothing really newsworthy has happened in last two-four weeks? While nobody wants this investigation to stretch like the Bofors investigation, we must give the government enough time to look into the matter. It has just started work after the confidence motion and BJP's annual meeting. Many ministers are not yet fully functional, they need a little time to grasp the issues concerned. Nobody wants the CBI to do a sloppy job that will not stand up in court. As it is, the CBI's hands are full with all sorts of corruption cases; they require time to take the next step in the investigation. The Supreme Court has, therefore, rightly given them time till July to investigate this case further. This does not mean that it is slamming the government.
Date sent: Tue, 05 May 1998 08:49:33 -0500
It is immaterial whether Jinnah went to heaven or Gandhi went to hell. Gandhi would have created heaven even in hell, and Jinnah would have partitioned heaven into Muslim and non-Muslim areas. The respective countries that these gentlemen created on Earth is very much indicative of which one is heaven and which is hell. Does anybody need mention details ?
Srinivas Murthy
Date sent: Sat, 2 May 1998 11:12:02 -0400
Why do you publish interviews with people who head one-man parties? If he has a big ego and cannot associate himself with anybody, why would anyone care about what he thinks?
Date sent: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 20:41:57 +0530
It was interesting to read this article which would, otherwise, be low profile news in local newspapers. My roots are in southern Kerala. Personally, I also feel the Communists in Kerala, through this judgement by a Communist home minister, have got something they do not deserve. It is high time more such stories are published, exposing this so-called "progressive and high-thinking" party's double standards and opportunism.
Biju
Date sent: Mon, 4 May 1998 11:33:01 -0500
There has been limited research on this article -- Verifone, the BJP manifesto and some cost statistics picked up on the run. That's it! Even the writer is not clear how it is supposed to work, or at least the direction it should take. He should have given implementation more thought, or should have skipped giving advice altogether. The article could have been divided into two parts, the benefits AND an integrated approach to design and implementation for the whole country. Instead, it tried to keep a finger in each pie and failed. Over all, the article conveys no information. The choice of subject was good, but the treatment was not.
Sumeet
Date sent: Mon, 04 May 1998 18:30:40 -0500
All the brouhaha Glenn Ricart is making about the border manager is simply that -- brouhaha. It is just a form of web caching -- something that has been out in the market for quite some time now. Also he packages RSVP (where he talks about videoconferencing) as something Novell had created -- it is something that has been in the research forum for quite some time and there are many standard implementations in the market already. Finally "jackets" using Java is a nice and fancy term, but you don't need Java to do the apps he mentions. Plain old C (as the programming language) will do just fine! Glenn Ricart is unimpressive.
Raghu
Date sent: Tue, 05 May 1998 15:11:42 +0530
Mr Seshan's initiative has not really seen success, which means Rs 1 billion has already gone down the drain. This failure also has the indirect benefit of not being in place, so why not introduce smart cards? After all the void is still there and we have the technological expertise in our country. The only things we lack are educated, knowledgeable and progressive administrators and politicians. Now that we have a government installed at the centre, the time is ideal for acting (not thinking) on this.
Subrahmanya V
Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 15:45:23 -0500
I loved your feature on Matunga, Bombay. I grew up in Matunga and I can say that, without doubt, it is one of the best residential areas in Bombay that one can grow up in and assimilate the variety of cultures that is so unique to Bombay! From miles away in the U S, every line of your article took me back to my home and, in my mind's eye, I could see every street, every store and restaurant and recapture the wonderful memories of my childhood. Thanks a lot, Rediff, for this nostalgic trip down memory lane! I am a regular reader of Rediff and find your features interesting. Keep up the good work!
Shubha
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 01:52:25 -0800
Shukriya for presenting a very beautiful article on Ramzan.
Kashif
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1998 08:19:35 -0500
It is quite interesting to see the international airlines boast primarily about the food and beverages they serve on their many flights. As an international traveller, I would expect the airlines to talk more about the creature comforts being offered. More leg room, cleaner toilets, courteous staff, on-time arrival and departure, efficient baggage handling, and the like. For a flight that takes about 20 - 22 hours, the last thing I'm interested in is good food; comfort definitely tops my list of expectations. Wake up, airlines, it's time to change your advertisements -- and remould business strategies around real customer requirements.
Maneesh Gangal
Date sent: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 04:22:59 -0500
I liked this column very much. We need more and more articles like this in the Indian press. There are more people adopting each year and it is wonderful to see adopted children in India. I have two daughters whom we adopted, while living in India for 8 years. The situation changed a great deal, for the better, between our first adoption in 1989 and the second in 1993. The important thing that must happen, however, is a change in the law so that it protects the newly formed bond between the adoptive child and his new parents. We have tried to do this in our case at the Bombay high court and others are trying through legislation. All these attempts are failing due to vested interests. When will India consider the well-being of these children first, instead of selfish religious prejudices? Marilyn Kulkarni
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