Sir,
Apropos the editorial (DH, June 7) the bullying from our neighbours is a result of India’s foreign policy right from the days of Pundit Nehru who never acted tough to maintain the territorial integrity of our borders. China never recognised the McMohan Line and wanted a complete rehash of the entire border claiming large chunks of our territory. Gen Cariappa (later Field Marshal) had warned the government of the imminent danger and advised to settle all our disputes with Pakistan and form an alliance. Nehru rebutted all these arguments saying that there was no danger from China which proved wrong when China attacked us in 1962. China still continues to claim large parts of our territory with reported incursions. They are not happy with our statement that NEFA is ours and building of a new airfield at Leh. We need to act tough to preserve our territorial integrity. C V Subramaniam
Bangalore
Dual pricing
Sir,
Diesel cars are highly polluting. In view of the high price of petrol, diesel cars will become very popular and the subsidy bill of the government will go up steeply in the months to come. It appears that the cost of running a diesel car is even lower than that of a car run on LPG! A solution to this problem is dual pricing: there should be subsidised rate for public transport excluding taxis; for private vehicles diesel should cost at least as much as petrol. Kavi Rama Murthy
Bangalore
Reduce vehicles
Sir,
Absolutely there is little or no fresh air to breath in Bangalore, as the pollution level is very high. This has resulted in increased number of asthma cases and other respiratory related health hazards. The pollution control board is helpless in the matter as the number of vehicles is increasing. The only way out to reduce the menace of pollution is to stop the increasing number of vehicles and to strictly instruct the traffic police to punish those whose vehicles that are emitting smoke with or without emission certificates. B S Raghavendra Rao
Bangalore
King of clay court
Sir,
By winning his fourth consecutive French Open title, which equalled Bjorn Borg’s record, Rafael Nadal has once again proved that he is the undisputed “King of clay court”. But to be remembered as one of the all time greats, he needs to win titles on different surfaces such as the faster grass and hard surfaces. Zulfikhar Akram
Bangalore
Painful
Sir,
With reference to FDA Exam: 3 caught for malpractice, (DH, June 9), I was disappointed with the reported malpractices in the FDA examination in different centres across the State. Of course, malpractices have become common in almost all sorts of examinations. It is very much unfortunate that such candidates are going to occupy key positions in government offices and play vital roles in “serving the common man.” Arathi Patrame
Mangalore
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