Simplistic stance

With reference to “Let’s get serious” (October 24), I found the pungent humour in your editorial on isolating Pakistan illuminating. The profound questions posed and the solutions suggested tickled me no end. These included suggestions like “if there is another cross-border outrage, the country should impose economic sanctions on Pakistan, and ask all countries to face penalties if they don’t respect the sanctions”, and “nationalist sentiment should not be weighed in rupees and paise”.

The editorial made me nostalgic about the Yul Brynner-starrer “The King and I”, where the protagonist’s world view was based on the charmingly simplistic assumption that his kingdom, known then as Siam, was the most powerful country in the world and, therefore, being the king he was the most powerful man on earth. But that was decades ago. Also, is the writer hoping to join the growing tribe of Indians facing sedition charges?

N Narasimhan Bengaluru