Opinion Heading north
This refers to the editorial An eye on growth
Heading north
This refers to the editorial An eye on growth (IE,October 26). I agree that the RBI ought to arrest inflation while enhancing growth with equal vigour. The RBIs decision to hike the repo rate to 8.5 per cent was inevitable. Its a matter of grave concern that the RBI had to raise rates 13 times since March last year in battling inflation. Deregulating the savings interest rate is the silver lining.
Deepak Chikramane
Left out
The problems that beset the Left are many,but most are rooted in the Lefts inability to reinvent itself in a rapidly changing world (More than a gambit?,IE,26 October). Not only have Stalinism,Leninism and Maoism collapsed,in the few places of the world where they have survived they have radically changed to include capitalist principles integrated to socialism to provide a welfare state along with modern development. The increasing irrelevance of the Indian Left stems from its isolationism and unwillingness to enter into meaningful partnerships. Engagement,if any,was restricted to support,never to policy formulation and governance,which prevented a mutual exchange of ideas. Their perception of class struggle doesnt encompass the very complex class and caste divisions that criss-cross India,with the result that they could never really be meaningful,although they were in power for so long in West Bengal. If they are going to try contesting in UP,and later on elsewhere,they need to broaden their economic and social perspectives and soften their hardline communism into a more inclusive,modern socialism.
Suren Abreu Mumbai
Same,different
Undermining each and every one of Team Anna shows where the sympathies of The Indian Express lie. Can one not be in favour of rooting out corruption just because one had gone astray earlier? Second,the money appropriated by Kiran Bedis NGO is certainly not the same thing as the corruption of the high and mighty.
Ashok Kumar Sudan
Faridabad
Home & away
Purists of cricket will never tire of criticising the national side for its debacle in England. The disastrous tour not only cost India its top slot in Test cricket,but India also slipped to third place in the ODI rankings. The euphoria of a well-deserved World Cup win had given way to gloom. More than anything else,the fiasco was attributed to a lack of motivation. Believing that too much cricket had cost the Indians dear,there were many who couldnt wait to pounce on the BCCI,decrying the unhealthy cricketing schedule. Now,within weeks of the last meeting,the tables have turned. It is definitely home advantage which is the decisive factor between the teams.
Pachu Menon
Goa
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