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The Sharon visit

Sir, — The editorial, `The wrong signal' ( Sept. 9 ), is totally anti-Israel. Israel's anti-terrorism measures and Ariel Sharon's leadership qualities might be debatable. But we have to agree that there is no single-track method to handle Islamic terrorism. When we can extend the hand of friendship to leaders such as Pervez Musharraf for no gain, there is nothing wrong in strengthening ties with Israel.

M.V. Karthik,

Bangalore

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Sir, — All nationalist forces must welcome Mr. Sharon's visit. The protests by Leftists and Muslims should be ignored. India's interests are more important than the Palestinians' condition. Islamist terrorism affects India and Israel equally.

Udita Agrawal,

New Delhi

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Sir, — Amit Baruah's article `Making new friends' ( Sept. 9 ) on the India-Israel relationship poses a strange predicament: you want the Israeli military hardware, but you want to keep the Indo-Israeli relationship illicit, and unworthy of public display. Foreign policy is best guided by stark realpolitik rather than sanctimonious moral principles. We should ask ourselves what quid pro quo has resulted from the years of support to the Arabs in general.

Ganesh S. Krishnan,

Minnesota, U.S.

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