Women cricketers the new role models

Apropos of ‘From streetlights to floodlights’; the article charts the trajectory of the Indian women’s cricket team and the players’ determination and devotion to the game. All of them played well as a team under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur to bring laurels to the nation, to themselves, their families and the states they belong to. The efforts of coach Amol Muzumdar to build a strong team and the BCCI’s belief in him is also worth mentioning. The women’s team has created a niche for itself that will motivate many others. The players have become role models for many Indians; the day may not be far when women’s cricket will be more popular than men’s cricket.

Rajesh Chander Bali, Jalandhar

Vent to women’s happiness

Refer to ‘World champs’; India’s womenfolk basked in reflected glory at the superb victory of the women’s cricket team. The wins in the semifinal and the final won the hearts of even housewives, who skipped their favourite TV shows to switch over to a sports channel. Their unanimous opinion was ‘Betiyon ne toh kamaal kar diya’. Women cricketers are now stars in their own right and they have come out of the shadow of their male counterparts in India.

Raj Bahadur Yadav, Fatehabad

Set the bar high in judiciary

Refer to ‘Justice Surya Kant must turn promise into performance’; an efficient justice delivery system should inspire public faith and confidence of the stakeholders in the hallowed institution of judiciary. A judge can perform his duties well only if he is honest, independent, impartial, fearless and fair. The Chief Justice of India (CJI) must ensure that the selection of judges in the higher judiciary is transparent. Pending matters must be disposed of in a time bound manner. Mere promise is not enough; actions speak louder than words. The CJI is not only expected to dispense justice expeditiously and fairly in his own court room, he will set standards to be followed in the high courts and the lower courts too.

MD Sharma, Shimla

Restraint is the answer to nukes

Apropos of ‘Pak secretly testing nukes, claims Trump’; the alarming claims of nuclear weapons being tested secretly by nuclear-capable powers including China and Pakistan dangerously shatter the decades-long global testing moratorium. The alleged violation of the nuclear testing norms poses an immediate and grave threat to India’s security environment, compelling New Delhi to reassess its strategic posture in an increasingly volatile, nuclearised neighbourhood. India should not fall into an arms race trap. New Delhi must leverage diplomatic channels and global non-proliferation partnerships to firmly stabilise regional dynamics and push for a return to restraint by all parties.

Balbir Singh Kakkar, jalandhar

Climate policy a must

Governments often adopt cosmetic measures as solutions: New Delhi’s experimentation with cloud seeding instead of addressing the structural causes of environmental degradation is a case in point. India can no longer afford to treat climate-related health issues as collateral damage. The government must integrate climate policy and the economic consequences of that policy with the principles of governance. Mitigatory actions will have to be taken across multiple fronts. However, public indifference to poor air quality is shocking because we have to acknowledge the problem before solving it.

Yash Pal Ralhan, by mail

Downsizing of PU Senate good

The reorganisation of the Panjab University Senate has been grabbing attention for the past few days. A casual analysis will reveal that people who are the least affected by this historic decision of the Central Government are criticising it the most and the persons who know the system well like former Vice Chancellors and senior professors are praising the latest decision of downsizing the university’s governing body. It is interesting to note that top-ranked global universities like Oxford and Cambridge have 26 and 16 members, respectively, in the governing body, while the PU Senate had 90.

VK Anand, Chandigarh