Eavesdropper barks up the wrong vertical (?Southern secret?, January 2) in examining diet preferences for the success secret of Indian women in corporate America. The issue is one of diversity tolerance, on which the US?s advantage looks weaker by the day. It was a shock to learn that Hillary Clinton?s own campaign workers sent out emails to start identity-related whispers against her rival Democrat Barack Obama. She took action against them, but it shows US politics in very poor light.
?Piyush Raina
Locale disconnect
The report on microfinance institutions (?Microfinance firm from Bengal makes it to Forbes? list?, Dec 26) erroneously referred to Bandhan, ranked second in the Forbes? List of 50 Global MFIs, as Bangalore-based. Bandhan is a Kolkata-based institution.
?Pritha Sen, Bandhan
Counter takes it all
The dubious conclusion of the Kenyan presidential elections (?World view?, Jan 2) verifies Joseph Stalin?s dictum: ?It?s not the people who vote that count; it?s the people who count the votes.? The Election Commission of Kenya, which ignored undeniable reports of widespread vote rigging, appears to have not only undermined the credibility of the elections but also sabotaged a stable democratic process in one of the most peaceful and prosperous parts of Africa.
?Javed Aslam, Ahmedabad
