Letter in BM on 5Jan 20

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Letter Published in BM on 5Jan 20 Crooks getting upper hand with tricks K Ragavan writes, despite so many reports of fake news and jobs reported by many papers and BM’s reports, how so many people are neglecting the facts is really a question. So sad that people’s hardearned money is going to waste.

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Letter Published in The National UAE on 5Jan 20 The Middle East might suffer as a result of the US-Iran conflict I write in reference to Joyce Karam’s article Qassem Suleimani: A loss too big for Iran to leave unanswered (January 3): there is little doubt Suleimani was an asset to the Iran regime. His success in helping spread Tehran’s influence across the Middle East in the past two decades is a testament of this.It is little wonder then that the US wanted to eliminate him, especially given the escalating of tension between the two powers in Iraq. But the question is, how much this will cost the Americans and their allies in the region – as well as ordinary Iraqis who might suffer the brunt of an Iranian backlash.I fear that the Middle East is going to suffer as a result of this conflict.K Ragavan, Bengaluru

Letter in BM on 4Jan 20

Letter in BM on 3Jan 20

Letter in BM on 2Jan 20

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Letter Published in THe National UAE on 2Jan 20 In 2020, may tolerance continue to be given as much importance I write to you in reference to the National Editorial A new decade presents new opportunities for the Middle East (December 31): 2019 might well have been the Year of Tolerance, as declared by the UAE government. But I believe tolerance is the one principle that governments all over the world should be reminding their citizens to practise diligently. This is especially important because of the troubling stories about communal and sectarian hatred we keep hearing and reading about in the media.Of course, people should take personal responsibility in ensuring that we live in a tolerant society but government does have a role in regulating behaviour – particularly if it is to the detriment of society.K Ragavan, Bengaluru