Letters to The Editor — January 19, 2026

‘Real estate’ presidency

U.S. President Donald Trump’s reported menace to enforce escalating tariffs connected a acceptable of European nations unless the U.S. is allowed to ‘purchase’ Greenland reflects a unsafe conflation of commercialized argumentation with territorial coercion. What should beryllium economical statecraft is being deployed arsenic leverage against NATO allies, risking retaliation, confederation rupture, and instability successful the already contested Arctic. This fits a broader pattern: remarks urging Canada to go the 51st U.S. state, speech of a “world-class” metropolis successful war-ravaged Gaza, the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro followed by moves to power the country’s lipid business, cheerleading Iranian protesters — and present Greenland. Such actions echo a real-estate dealmaker’s mindset, not statesmanlike statesmanship. Tariffs, meanwhile, punish American citizens done higher prices. If Congress remains mute, economical bullying whitethorn go a substitute for diplomacy.

Gopalaswamy J.,

Chennai

‘Lit for Life’ 2026

The 2026 variation of the prestigious ‘Lit for Life’ was a two-day treasure trove literate lawsuit — much truthful for avid readers of this regular and elder citizens similar me. The conclaves person been fostering an ecosystem for the forthright speech of enlightened views connected a plethora of topics. For instance, the entreaty advocating technological and data-driven journalism was laudable. Perhaps a publication connected each the sheet discussions tin beryllium brought out.

G. Ramasubramanyam,

Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

It was heartening to person the value of escaped code being highlighted. The contented assumes added value astatine a clip erstwhile the bulk of the media has eroded and the alleged intelligence people has go accustomed to singing from the hymn publication of the close wing. It is axiomatic that freedoms of thought and look are indispensable for unlocking innate potential, creativity and originality.

G. David Milton,

Maruthancode, Tamil Nadu

The prestigious yearly literate lawsuit should service arsenic a root of cognition building. With superb minds crossed the state engaged successful conversations connected a assortment of subjects, the fest has enabled america to nurture our corporate emotion for literature, beforehand the speechmaking culture, and link authors with readers.

R. Sivakumar,

Chennai

At Melbourne

Legendary Novak Djokovic is dormant close successful his enactment that a Sinner-Alcaraz epoch is the 1 looming ample implicit Melbourne. It is clip for him to bask his crippled and conscionable effort to amended the tally to 25 to make a caller satellite record.

To beryllium frank, it is astatine the Australian Open, wherever helium owns a grounds 10 titles, that helium has the champion accidental to rewrite history.

Who knows, helium could beryllium fortunate capable not to conscionable either Sinner oregon Alcaraz during his semi-final clash and adjacent successful the finals.

N. Mahadevan,

Chennai