Letters: A morale booster

Despite all the problems yet to be tackled, the Prime Minister's bold admission is a great morale booster

Your front page report “Ready to pay price for reforms” (December 1) is heartening. Finally, India has a Prime Minister with the courage to publicly admit that he is “willing to pay a big political price for ushering in systemic changes in the country". His courage of conviction should be a matter of pride for all Indians. If, in the past, we have failed to bring in major big ticket reforms in the country, it was only because no politician — both at the Centre and in the states — was willing to take risks. Almost every leader’s first priority