Letters to The Editor — January 23, 2025

Hits the ground running

It seems to be shock after shock. U.S. President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders are bound to have several countries on tenterhooks (“Trump declares end to U.S. citizenship by birth”, January 22). It is indisputable that Mr. Trump has every right to take whatever action he deems fit and necessary to safeguard his country’s interests.

However, his order to grant pardon, commuting the prison sentences and nullifying multiple criminal cases that relate to the riots of January, 6, 2021, is totally unacceptable and outrageous. If the judiciary in the U.S. professes fairness, it must act.

V. Johan Dhanakumar,

Chennai

Raising walls of tariff and also walls against immigration could come back to haunt Mr. Trump. China has been massively setting up manufacturing plants in Mexico, which looks to the huge employment potential therein and, in the process, upgrade its economy. By the same token, the U.S. would lose cheap Mexican labour that had, hitherto, kept local wages low. Canada could follow where the immigration policies of Mr. Trump would induce technical talent to move from the U.S. into its welcoming arms.

Worse, Mr. Trump might have allowed Chinese influence to flow right across the U.S.’s borders, north and south. The standing of nations is sustained more by deep statesmanship than popular messaging.

R. Narayanan,

Navi Mumbai

Mr. Trump’s dramatic return and the cascade of executive orders have set the stage for what promises to be a turbulent era in (American) politics. These actions are reflective of a leader intent on reshaping his nation with a vision that may well ripple across the globe with profound consequences.

What may be the beginning of a golden era for America may be cause for worry for the rest of the world.

Gregory Fernandes,

Mumbai

With America’s second exit from the Paris climate agreement, the world faces greater danger.

Given the fact that the current emission-cut commitments of countries do not match the Paris pact’s goals, there must be global resolve to ensure that mitigation ambitions are still met.

M. Jeyaram,

Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu

Cow urine

A letter writer has shed light on the ludicrous line that cow urine is a panacea for diseases (‘Letters to The Editor’, January 22). Let us hope that tomorrow some other person does not come up with a finding that cow dung can be consumed by humans! One appreciates the fact that the expert has highlighted the dangers of consuming cow’s urine.

K. Narayanan Namboodiri,

Bengaluru