Make slow haste

Make slow haste

* This refers to 'A year of lassitude' (IE, December 28). What the writer calls a "mismanagement of the nuclear liability legislation" is, in fact, a healthy debate that cannot be hurried. Nuclear energy is bound to play an important part in India's energy mix, and involves huge investment and long-term commitment. Hence, it is imperative that the legislation be able to withstand the test of future events, especially nuclear accidents. As the Fukushima disaster in Japan has shown, one accident can cause a nuclear crisis for an entire country.

— Kshitiz Goliya

Noida

Speech politics

* CONGRESS MP Abhijit Mukherjee made an insensitive statement about a very sensitive subject, at a time when almost all political leaders have shown sensitivity on the matter ('Delhi protesters "dented, painted": President's son', IE, December 28). The protests are not only about crimes against women, but also about their legal rights and social position.

— Pravin Kumar Singh

Kanpur

People's power

* THE possible creation of a database of sex offenders is one outcome of the demand for justice after the Delhi gangrape ('Govt plans name and shame database of rape convicts', IE, December 28). The common man's concerted effort to fight for good governance, accountability and women's rights should not peter out.

— M. Rubaiyat Rahman

New Delhi

* CRIMES against women have jolted the country and must be dealt with on a priority basis. Cases should be heard on a daily basis, and crimes against women must be made non-bailable offences. Women must not be harassed in the guise of investigation.

— Saroj Sharma

Amritsar

Action needed

* IN THE article 'The new Bhutto' (IE, December 31), Raza Rumi has set too much store by PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's maiden speech. Bilawal seemed to be attempting to bail out his father, Asif Ali Zardari, who is now lying low because of his own problems and the ascendancy of his political opponents. If Bilawal wants to take centrestage in Pakistan politics, he needs to convince his party members that he can handle Pakistan's myriad political and economic problems, not least terrorism. His piggybacking on his family's "sacrifices" may take him part of the distance, but not all the way.

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