The Indian Express -- Expressions

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Monday, December 08 1997

Letters to the Editor

The problem is within the diaspora

The Jain Commission has attributed the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi to the nexus between Tamils of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. That is no doubt true but then equally true is the "nexus" between the Government of India and the Sri Lankan Tamils. The real question is not which of the nexus is stronger but the basis of either of these nexus. Let us face it, the problem is a reflection of the age-old Hindu-Buddhist conflict.

Crime mustn't pay

In shifting the responsibility for ensuring a clean poll process to the political parties, the Election Commission is not trying to abdicate responsibility. Rather, it is fixing blame where it actually lies. In fact, no electoral reform, whether to ensure a lower representation of the criminal class in the House or better representation of women, can be enforced by law.

Painting the Greens black

Back in the glory days of the licence-permit-quota Raj, Indian environmentalists were the target of sharp attack by the state socialists. They were cast as anti-development, backward-looking rabble rousers. By opposing dams, nuclear reactors and eucalyptus plantations, our Greens were said to be taking India back into medieval times. Doubts were cast on their motives, their methods, and their patriotism.

Crime mustn't pay

Houses of cards

The judge pushes the envelope

Painting the Greens black

The problem is within the diaspora