Apropos of 'India, UAE navigate shifting sands'; the article effectively highlights the evolving relationship between India and the UAE in the context of changing geopolitical situations in West Asia.

Both countries have strengthened their partnership over the years in areas such as trade, investment, energy and strategic cooperation. The article sheds light on the regional challenges, conflicts and changing alliances in the Gulf region. In such circumstances, India must continue following a balanced foreign policy that protects national interests while promoting peace and cooperation. Strong international relations with countries like the UAE can create economic opportunities, enhance regional stability and support mutual development.

Vaidant Mehndiratta, Ambala

Resist foreign influence in policy

With reference to 'Forced trade reshapes the global order'; Donald Trump's global trade tactics reflect a form of tariff terrorism that disturbs the principles of fair and balanced international economic relations. The selective approach of the US towards India and China on Russian oil imports exposes the double standards of power politics in global trade diplomacy. India must respond not with fear, but with wisdom rooted in needonomics. National economic decisions should be guided by affordability, availability, quality and energy security rather than external geopolitical pressure. Oil purchases are matters of national interest, not instruments of foreign influence.

MM Goel, Kurukshetra

Drug trafficking a national threat

Refer to 'Narco-terror'; the seizure of Captagon highlights a disturbing reality: the drug menace is no longer merely a public health concern but a serious national security issue. Drug trafficking today operates through sophisticated international networks linked with money laundering, forged documentation, organised crime and terror financing. India's strategic location and expanding trade routes make it vulnerable to becoming a transit corridor for global narcotics syndicates. Equally important is international cooperation, as no nation can combat narco-terror in isolation.

Rupali Mutneja, Panipat

Male child preferred even today

With reference to 'Beti betrayed'; in more than seven decades of my life, I have witnessed little change in society's preference for the male child. Terms like female foeticide and infanticide are merely modern expressions for the cruel practice of eliminating the girl child. Even the slogan 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' appears paradoxical. When we say 'Beti Bachao …", we indirectly admit that the girl child is still unsafe in our society. What greater shame can there be for people who worship young girls on Durga Ashtami, and yet deny them the right to live with dignity?