Citizenship by birth
In India there is no citizenship by birth. But the largest number of immigrants who have claimed citizenship by birth in the United States are, unfortunately, Indians who are wanting to do so because of the material advantages. This may not be the right thing to do. That way, U.S. President Donald Trump was right in passing an order cancelling ‘citizenship by birth’ which has been stayed by a Federal Court for two weeks.
Mr. Trump may not be wrong when he says that he wants to improve the lot of the Americans, but one is curious to see how he is going to explain not giving citizenship to a large number of Mexicans who have been allowed to cross the border and have slogged for the American owners of vast estates — something which the ordinary American is not willing to do. It is to be seen how citizenship is denied to them and their children.
It is obvious that America is following a policy that is not based on any high moral ground, but one based on convenience. That apart, India should promise a better deal to its citizens, many of whom are compelled to go to America because of the unsatisfactory living conditions here.
N.G.R. Prasad,
Chennai
Tinctures and health
The article, “Getting drunk, on homoeopathy” (Editorial page, January 28), is misleading in certain places — where the writers bring in the point of tinctures and “alcoholic hepatitis” and also being “incapable of any cure”. In practice, these are used in very small quantities, usually 10 to 15 drops; approximately 1 ml is the usual dosage, which will not cause such adverse effects. There should be regulation as far as unauthorised sale and consumption is concerned. All tinctures used in homoeopathy are manufactured under the guidelines of the Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia of India, or HPI, which are proven and verified for efficacy.
Dr. Sunil Kannada,
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
I have homoeopathic medicines for various diseases such as BP, burning sensations in the feet, and stomach troubles. I have never got intoxicated. Allopathic medicine, if taken continuously, has side effects. In Kerala, there are a number of people who like homoeopathic medicines.
Rajappan K.K.,
Keezhampara, Kottayam, Kerala
The writers seem to have spilt an enormous amount of legal acumen in an attempt to argue that people get drunk if they have homoeopathic medicine — of alcoholic tinctures with 12% alcohol in a bottle of 30ml, all because of a lack of proper regulation. As a person who has depended on homoeopathic preparations for the past 50 years, I feel the learned writers would have gathered some glory for their public concern had they known that the laws of drug regulation are different from the laws of homoeopathic medicine. Alas, their prejudice got the better of their legal scholarship.
D. Narasimha Reddy,
Hyderabad
Published – January 29, 2025 12:24 am IST
