— Bidyut K. Chatterjee

Faridabad

Framed enthusiasm

• The photograph that appeared with the article ‘Wiping the slate clean’ was much appreciated. The look of eager enthusiasm in the eyes of the students was a great moment to capture. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

— Satheesh Kumar

Mumbai

Rational incentives

• Infrastructure was announced as among the priorities for the UPA after it returned to power. As the budget is yet to be presented, promises made remain unfulfilled, perhaps for the lack of resource allocation. The finance ministry and the Planning Commission must work towards dismantling the roadblocks, through systematic and focused action. If the government offers rational incentives for BOT projects, private companies needed for creating worldclass infrastructure in the country will be readily attracted to the bidding process.

—- N.V. Unnithan

Mumbai

Double talk

• The ban on the Maoists is too little and too late. Despite Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s declaration that West Bengal must implement this Central ban, the CPM’s views haven’t changed, and are not likely to. Maoist parallel administrations will persist yet. Lalgarh is only the tip of the iceberg.

— Ashwani Sharma

Ghaziabad