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China's North Korean dilemma

Almost all of North Korea's food and fuel comes from neighboring China. But, despite its opposition to North Korea's nuclear weapons program and its lack of enthusiasm for the Kim dynasty, the Chinese government has thus far refrained from applying pressure by threatening to sever the North's lifeline. China's bigger fear is the collapse of the Kim regime, which would send a wave of unwanted refugees across its border and could create a new and unwanted neighbor: a reunified Korean state allied with the US.
- Nicolas Jones, Abu Dhabi
No place for fringe elements in India
As you rightly pointed out in your editorial on Thursday, secularism is a way of live in India. Some miscreants who practice and propagate communal hatred should not be allowed to get away. The fringe, as they are known, have to be punished for their crimes. Who are they to decide what people eat in India?
- Navneet Kumar Singh, Dubai