Missile firing incident
Pakistan’s reaction to the explanation offered by India regarding the accidental firing of a missile which ended up in the neighbouring country cannot be construed to be exaggerated or far-fetched, coming as it did from a hostile country that Pakistan is (Page 1, March 13). In fact the rather lame explanation being offered in an attempt to play down the incident — and quite embarrassing for India — is on a par with the ham-handed handling of the weaponry itself. Steps must be taken to avert the recurrence of such egregious lapses in a nuclearised weapons environment.
Ayyasseri Raveendranath,
