Letter.

Letter Published in The NationalUAE on 19 May, 23,High command culture in India With regard to Chitrabhanu Kadalayil's op-ed India's top political parties need to address power imbalances within (May 16): This article was meaningful and thought provoking. The recent election results in Karnataka and the aftermath of selecting the chief minister of the state due to the high command culture was nicely articulated. As the author has rightly put it, parties must address the power imbalances within and not rely only on the high command, as has been the norm for decades. It will be interesting to see if anything changes in the coming year before the national elections. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India