End gun culture
The report about another shooting in the US has sent a message to society that the gun culture is crossing all limits (“Texas mass shooting leaves US mourning”, Gulf New, November 6). As usual, the common man is becoming a victim of such atrocities. The most worrying scenario is if the assailant dies, leaving the investigating authorities with a tiring task. The two recent incidents leave plenty of questions, as why such instances keep repeating and who indeed benefits from them. According to the US President, guns are not to be blamed, but the culture is influencing a lot of people to carry out such crimes. On a different context, the new generation is slowly falling into the hands of extremist thinking. Therefore, it is critical to make a change initiative to end the hostility approach in the society, else people may have to pay high value for survival in the future.
From Mr Ramachandran Nair
Oman
High time to wake up!
Not enough Americans can die until they finally wake up and change their gun laws. After every massacre, the same things are said. Now is not the time to politicise the topic. Is it still not a time for change? According to me, in a country where weapons are allowed, there are more dead people than happy people.
From Mr Woody Rowes
UAE
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Need unity for peace
I think the whole world should unite to achieve peace. There should be no difference between black and white people. There should also be no religious fights. We are all in the same boat of humanity. The politicians all over the world do what they want and say what they want.
From Ms Hannan Haani
Dubai
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Disgraceful democracy
India is practicing the worst form of democracy in the world, which lacks commitment, accountability and responsibility, after the elections take place (“‘Paradise Papers’: More Indian, Pakistani links exposed”, Gulf News, November 7). Here, in the paradise papers, the name and details of the culprits are in the public domain. However, no action has been taken from the government or from the Supreme Court of India. In Pakistan, the former prime minister was deposed within one year of the Panama Papers leak, and in Saudi Arabia, the Ruling family is taking strict action against their own family members in the pursuit of fighting corruption. But in India, under the weak leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, nothing is happening. He doesn’t mind meeting the Press. Earlier it was the Panama Papers leak and now it is the Paradise Papers leak, but no arrests have been made. Political parties are still winning the elections on the basis of communal polarisation.
From Mr Girish R Edathitta
UAE
Bookworms assemble!
The book fair is a highly anticipated event that is mostly frequented by school children, book enthusiasts and even prominent authors who share their stories and experiences with the crowd (“Superheroes descend on Sharjah International Book Fair”, Gulf News, November 6). They also offer tips on writing. The fair includes books of various genres that are sold at reasonable prices. Some schools have already brought their students to attend the fair on its opening day. I would like to congratulate the Ruler of Sharjah on yet another edition of the Sharjah Book Fair.
From Ms Fatima Suhail
Sharjah
More chances for Captain Cool
After our debacle in the Rajkot Twenty20 (T20) tie, once again, a lot of hue and cry has been raised about the presence of our cool and champion player, Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the team (“India still need Dhoni in T20s, Sehwag says”, Gulf News, November 8). No doubt, he has been struggling to rotate strikes, and has failed in his mission. But I feel like he is the best in both One Day International (ODI) cricket, as well as T20 cricket, presently. He will be the last person to stretch his career and spoil the chances of budding youngsters. I feel like he should bat at the number four position in both formats, and leave the finishing job to players like Hardik Pandya, who is good under pressure. It is time the team thinks to promote Dhoni, to give him ample time to demolish the opponents.
From Ms Kavitha Srikanth
India
Woes of the wicket
Gulf News has aptly analysed the plight of our Indian batsmen, especially Rohit Sharma, against the left arm pace bowlers like Mohammad Amir, Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, and more. In fact, Boult has been more successful in our own den. Except our Captain, Virat Kohli, everyone else has struggled to tackle the left arm pace bowlers. We should add this to our pathetic fielding, especially our catching. It is time our coach and captain take note of our shortcomings and take early steps to rectify them, as we are due to tour South Africa, England and Australia next year.
From Mr N. Mahadevan
India
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