Letters to the editor : On a slippery slope

Your editorial and the lead article have put the issue of labour reforms in perspective. Antiquated laws and aggressive trade unions are the bane of Indian industry.

Your editorial (?Oscar goes to…?, Sept 25) and the lead article (?Kill a CEO, murder jobs?) have put the issue of labour reforms in perspective. Antiquated laws and aggressive trade unions are the bane of Indian industry. India has made considerable strides in attracting foreign investment in the post-economic liberalisation phase. However, all the gains are on a slippery slope unless some moderation is introduced in labour laws and the grip of unions on policy eased.

?M Unnikrishnan, Bangalore

Wall Street tremors

Every dark cloud has a silver lining. If the present financial turmoil on Wall Street leads to capitalism?s transformation (?Wall Comes Down Street?, Sept 23) for the better, let?s cheer it.

?J Anand Menon, Kochi

This article was first uploaded on September twenty-six, twenty eight, at twenty-nine minutes past twelve in the am.