Letters to The Editor — November 13, 2025

The issue of radicalisation

The blast near Red Fort has shaken the nation’s conscience. The fact that the main suspect, a doctor by profession, was allegedly involved in planning such a horrific act is deeply disturbing. It reveals how educated youth — those meant to heal and help — can sometimes be drawn into destructive ideologies. Beyond the immediate tragedy, this act of terror exposes larger systemic gaps. The ease with which huge quantities of explosives were procured and transported, points to lapses in monitoring and intelligence coordination among States. At the same time, it raises the urgent need for de-radicalisation programmes and community-level awareness, especially in vulnerable regions. The long-term focus must go beyond arrests — towards preventing such radical influences from taking root in the first place.

Pavithra M.,

Tiruchi

Bihar votes

It is a relief that the heat and dust in the Bihar Assembly election will now settle. The run-up to the election was acrimonious.

The fact that there was active voter participation, with a large turnout by women, especially in the wake of issues that arose during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, is encouraging. Despite the exit polls, one looks forward to the results on November 14.

B. Suresh Kumar,

Coimbatore

A.G. Noorani

A.G. Noorani was a thorough researcher and was always sure of his facts. One could not easily win an argument on any subject he wrote. It was a pleasure to read his articles in The Hindu and Frontline. His article, “Savarkar’s mercy petition”, published on April 8, 2005, was impressive. Noorani was a staunch secularist and will be missed in many ways.

N.G.R. Prasad,

Chennai