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Nuclear deal

CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat’s statement that the government should fulfil people’s expectations and not its commitment to George Bush (June 23) could not have come at a more appropriate time. Withdrawal of support by the Left parties to the UPA government over the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal can result in elections involving huge public expenditure. That is the last thing the common man, reeling under the grip of galloping inflation, wants. The wise thing to do is for all UPA members to sit together and discuss how best to avoid the election in the interest of the country.

V. Hari Haran,

Chennai

Sumitra Behera,

Dhenkanal

We have not signed the NPT because we feel it is discriminatory to the nuclear have-nots. But, ironically, we have overlooked that 189 countries, including the nuclear have-nots, have signed it. Instead of assuming the moral high ground, we should sign the NPT. Or, we should sign the 123 nuclear agreement with the U.S. The Prime Minister should take a bold decision to go for the deal, even risking an early election.

C.S. Venkitasubramanyan,

Coimbatore

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