Page 35 - Letters

Letters: Curb drunken driving

Two-wheelers account for more accidents than four-wheelers; this is not surprising as riding without safety helmets is common in many places

Letters: Dangers of GM crops

The failure of Bt Cotton crop accounts for a large number of farmer suicides in India

Letters: Striking a balance

Rajan's successor at Mint Street will have a tough time resolving some of the compelling issues confronting the Indian economy, including managing volatilities

Letters: Unanswered questions

The Congress has already made an issue out of this and will likely be joined by others in the Opposition

Letters: Pluses and minuses

There was a focus on inducting more ministers from Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, which are going to the polls in the near future

Letters: Test for Tesla

While driverless cars could offer many benefits, from aiding the elderly to reducing the number of mishaps, disaster could still strike

Letters: Audit of regulators

Moreover, as a regulator RBI does face conflict of interest that prevents it from giving an unbiased answer to the sudden rise in bed debts of public sector banks (PSBs)

Letters: Stressed assets monitor

Despite engaging sufficient human capital and using the judiciary's services the banks couldn't bring down the level of stressed assets, which only went up

Letters: Cabinet performance

I couldn't have agreed more with Shekhar Gupta's objective assessment in his column, "Modi's talent account deficit" (July 2). Right at the outset of the Cabinet formation exercise, Arun Jaitley, who was not in good health at the time, was appointed finance minister and also given the additional charge of the important defence ministry for about six months. This was something unprecedented.That Jaitley, since being relieved of the defence ministry portfolio, holds the additional charge of the information and broadcasting ministry indicates there is either a talent deficit or a trust deficit or both in the National Democratic Alliance government.I fail to understand Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reluctance, or possibly helplessness, in selecting talent from outside the present Cabinet, where it is available in plenty - as was done by his predecessors even though they were arguably not as strong as he is believed to be.It could be that he is supreme within the Bharatiya Janata Party, bu

Letters: Independence essential

Shyamal Majumdar's column, "Mismanaging Rajan's exit" (July 1), takes a close look at the issues responsible for creating a bad situation needlessly

Letters: Dubious record

Of these 13 MPs, seven have declared serious criminal cases, including those of attempted murder, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property and theft

Letters: Rules of appraisal

As bureaucracy is based on hierarchy and conformity, the chances of successful operation of the system are remote. The work culture has to change first

Letters: Well-being is important

As Swami Vivekananda rightly said, a hundred people wholeheartedly doing a job is better than a thousand doing the same job half-heartedly

Letters: Drawbacks of MGNREGS

The track record of MGNREGS shows that it suffers from shortcomings such as tardy payment of wages, lack of decentralisation and a myopic focus on employment generation data

Letters: Verify math on GST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is understood to be banking on the new equations following favourable results in both the Assembly polls and the Rajya Sabha nominations

Letters: A worrying precedent

The birth of EU was seen as a symbol of a unified Europe, which for most part of its history was torn apart by war and cultural differences

Letters: Ball in government's court

However, the chief curiosity is about who the government will appoint as the RBI governor to succeed Raghuram Rajan, who leaves office on September 4

Letters: Encourage innovation

The birth of Skype 11 years ago has led the way as this small country of 1.3 million has become a world leader in technology

Letters: Tough road ahead

The EU will be in shock as no country has ever left it since Article 50 was in place

Letters: Trade ties with UK

India is dependent for its development on Western models and support, with nations such as the US and the UK leading in doing business with us