Letters to The Editor — August 6, 2025

A tariff deluge

It is disturbing to read about the tensions between the United States and India on the issue of Russian oil and trade. The U.S. should understand one point — America’s enemy is not India’s enemy. Despite this, if the U.S. still forces India to forego the use of Russian oil, India can oblige. But in reciprocation, the U.S. should offset the discounted amount that Russia gives to India for its oil. This is not the first time that the U.S. is arm-twisting India. A few years ago, India was nagged the same way to drop the use of Iran’s oil in total. For an energy-guzzling country such as India, with a population of 1.4 billion people, its interests should be the centre when adopting policies. India must balance its interests, financially and politically.

R. Bharathi Ravi Varma,

Palani, Tamil Nadu

In Parliament

Parliament must see discussion, dissent, debate and fully informed decision, but what we see now is the negation of what it is meant for. The government of the day has the prime responsibility to be accommodative and not let things deteriorate.

Ayyasseri Raveendranath,

Aranmula, Kerala