Letters to The Editor — October 23, 2025

Buying oil, U.S. response

The buying of Russian oil, oregon for that substance from anywhere, cannot beryllium questioned by the United States President arsenic it is solely astatine the discretion of those moving the state aft considering assorted factors. But the effect from the Indian authorities spokesperson connected Mr. Trump’s assertions connected Russian lipid acquisition is thing but strong. The effect should travel from the governmental enactment and not from a ‘lowly authorities spokesperson’ — if the denial is to person immoderate affirmative interaction connected the U.S. President. Why is the governmental enactment truthful reluctant to instrumentality connected Mr. Trump?

V. Padmanabhan,

Bengaluru

The home worker

There is small authoritative information disposable connected the existent numbers and different parameters of home workers successful India, specified arsenic their enactment conditions and mean pay. The deficiency of information leaves them retired of immoderate ceremonial argumentation that governs India’s informal workers (Opinion page, “We request a instrumentality to support home workers”, October 22). Domestic enactment successful India remains 1 of the astir undervalued and slightest regulated forms of employment. Due to a precise unbalanced employer-employee relation, home workers acquisition exploitation, mediocre designation and a precocious grade of vulnerability to isolation and violence. There are nary laws to woody with the circumstantial problems that originate successful this sphere of work. A dedicated law, therefore, is overmuch needed to guarantee minimum entitlements, recognise home enactment arsenic morganatic work, and supply mechanisms for grievance redress.

R. Sivakumar,

Chennai