The right response
Whatever happened, the Syrian government is responsible for the recent chemical attack, and it’s a good move that the US has given Syrian President Bashar Al Assad a fitting response (‘UAE backs US air strikes against Syrian regime’, Gulf News, April 8). In this game of saving his position or title, Al Assad is responsible for millions of innocent people being killed. I personally don’t like US President Donald Trump, but appreciate some of his decisions.
From Mr Fahad Liaqat Yousafzai
Dubai
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Stop the war
The situation in Syria has reached a critical level. May God save these poor children and innocent people. We are seeing conflict after conflict in this country, and it is not good for the Arab world. Al Assad doesn’t seem to understand peace.
From Ms Aasyah Elizabeth Mell
UAE
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From fable to fact
It was really shocking to read about an eight-year-old girl who has been residing in a forest with monkeys in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (‘Girl found living with monkeys’, Gulf News, April 8). We used to see this only in cartoon shows, books and movies. To hear about it actually happening in reality, is shocking.
I was just wondering about the girl’s parents and the authorities who found her. Did these parents have no idea about their daughter growing up with monkeys? What is really strange is that the monkeys were not ready to let go of the girl. This teaches all of us to learn from Nature.
From Ms Aisha Fatima
Dubai
Fooling us all
I refer to the news that there is a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu from acting in a television comedy show. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought the opinion of the state advocate general on the propriety of an elected representative, especially a minister, appearing on television shows. I feel this is just a formality, brought up to fool the public. As in the case of Ravindra Gaikwad, against whom a First Information Report (FIR) was filed for beating a public servant 25 times, he was exonerated with just an apology. The present case, too, will likely go in favour of the minister and he will continue to fool the public for years.
From Ms Kavitha Srikanth
Chennai, India
Weighing the benefits
Since there is global concern regarding smoking, and since its ill effects are well-known, why not just ban its production and distribution (‘Where there is smoke, there is death’, Gulf News, April 7)? It seems that the revenues generated by taxing this product weigh far more than the alarming health concern, in most countries.
From Mr Shane Fernandes
UAE
No consequences
In Kerala, India, what we see now is the police taking the law into their own hands and the Chief Minister seemingly supporting the fascist proclivities of the police (‘Kerala strikes against police harassment of victims’, Gulf News, April 7). Politics in Kerala has really become the theatre of the absurd. This should really provide food for thought for those who want the survival of democracy in India. The recent beating and the brash treatment meted out to the murdered victim’s mother should be condemned by one and all. The cruelty of some high ranking police officials in the state should be investigated and the culprits punished. Is India’s central government listening?
From Mr Thomas Matthew Parackel
Kerala, India
Political game
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif must be kidding (‘PM desires to see Karachi back to ‘city of lights’, says Governor of Sindh’, Gulf News, April 7). Suddenly, 10 months before the elections, Sharif, who is still waiting for the Panama result, wants to see Karachi, Pakistan, shine like it once used to. For four years, was he sleeping? The biggest and most populated city in the country, the City of Lights, has become the 11th dirtiest city in the world. Thank you, Prime Minister, for your contribution.
From Mr Shiraz Ahmad Seddiqi
UAE
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How will we cope?
Climate change is a constant force on Earth (‘Girl, 9, sues Indian government over inaction on climate change’, Gulf News, April 8). We have had many ice ages, mini ice ages and periods of great warming. This is all before the industrial revolution. We can go back hundreds of thousands of years and see the patterns. Yes, humans have an impact on the climate, but to what degree? We do not know. Scientists cannot explain why an ice age begins or ends. There are so many variables in this equation, such as magnetic poles and solar radiation, to name a few. With or without the lessening of our carbon footprint, the climate will change and there is nothing any of us can do about it. What we should focus on, as humans, is being able to adapt to whatever changes happen, which, of course, is not being discussed enough.
From Mr Mike Byrd
UAE
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