The Week India - July 29, 2018

10 THE WEEK^ • JULY 29, 2018

LETTERS

for a year more (‘Divided

house’, July 15). Inclusion

of petroleum products in

GST will bring some relief.

But why is it taking time?

Th e Centre should be able

to convince the states and

pay them a higher com-

pensation for the defi cit in

revenue collection.

Nandu Kishore,

On email.

Brain of the coach

Th e rough and tumble of

football may give the feel-

ing that it is all brawn, but,

in reality, it is very diff erent

(‘Masters of the game’,

July 15). And what makes

brain come into play is the

coaches’ in-depth study of

the opponent’s game, the

manner in which they train

their boys to exploit any

chinks in the opponents’

armour, and the eff ective

substitution moves during

the course of the match.

Coaches have contrib-

uted a lot to the thrills and

spills of the FIFA World

Cup. In the dugout on the

sidelines, with the cameras

zooming and capturing all

their gesticulations and ex-

pressions, they may not be

a part of the game, but they

are certainly the masters of

the game.

Vijai Pant,

On email.

Stop it please

Your special report on Naga

outfi ts running extortion

rackets was informative

(‘Robbers of the revolution’,

July 15). Th e common man

in Nagaland is fi nding it

hard to lead a normal and

peaceful life due to threats

from greedy outfi ts that en-

gage in anti-India activities.

Th e Union and state

governments should

do everything possible

to prevent multiple tax

collections. Th e militants

are collecting money from

various sources, including

traders and businessmen.

It is a pity that the Na-

tional Socialist Council of

Nagaland (Isak-Muivah),

which signed a peace

accord with the Centre in

2015, is still raising money

for the fi ght against India.

It should not backstab us in

this manner.

K.S. Th ampi,

Chennai.

Th e Union government

should not talk to outfi ts

like the NSCN (IM) till they

stop harassing the people

in Nagaland. Th e state gov-

ernment has its limitations

in northeastern states. It

is the Union government

that is duty-bound to

warn these outfi ts to stop

extortion. Th ere is a lot of

talk of fi nishing extortion,

but nothing is happening at

the ground level. Why this

lethargy?

Vyom Prakash,

On email.

Pardon Sanjay

Sanjay Dutt will immensely

benefi t from Sanju (‘De-

tour’, July 15). Ranbir Ka-

poor deserves appreciation

for brilliantly portraying

Sanjay’s role.

Sanjay has committed a

few mistakes in his life and

he has been rightly pun-

ished for it. Now I am sure

all of us can pardon him.

Vikas Asthana,

On email.

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