Nepal’s claim

The reports, “Not seeking mediation on border dispute: Nepal FM” (June 8), “No role for third parties in bilateral matters between India, Nepal: Centre” (June 3), and “Nepal PM sparks row, says his country has encroached upon Indian territory” (June 1), are interesting points of contrast. But the candid admission by Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah, of Nepal’s encroachment on Indian territory, should shock New Delhi. Did India have any inkling of such an encroachment? The Ministry of External Affairs should take cognisance of the issue. In all fairness, the Nepal Prime Minister should volunteer to return the encroached territory to India as a gesture of goodwill.

C.V. Aravind,

Bengaluru

The difference now

Today’s youth engage with public issues differently from previous generations. The recent Gen Z mobilisation over educational policies and systemic failures has shown how a discussion or idea on social media can rapidly evolve into large-scale protests. This growing participation reflects a generation that values transparency and accountability in governance and seeks a greater voice in shaping its future. Constructive engagement with their concerns would be far more effective than dismissing their voices.

Navaneeth S. Kumar,

Kollam, Kerala

Border crossings

When I visited the Petrapole-Benapole border in West Bengal in 2002, it was striking to see hundreds of people carrying headloads of rice across the border under the nose of the BSF. In these circumstances, one wonders whether the ‘concerns’ over the formation of a High-Level Committee on Demographic Change amount to intellectual overreaction.

K. Chellappan,

Chennai