Letters to The Editor — March 30, 2026

Global silence continues

The President of the U.S. Donald Trump is speaking and acting not like a democratically elected leader of a democratic country, but like an autocratic leader of a medieval country talking about which country he is planning to conquer next (Inside pages, “Trump declares ‘Cuba is next’, denies losing MAGA support”, March 29). The real tragedy of the times is that the rest of the world is almost silent. When Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the U.S., ostensibly termed as a law enforcement operation “against an illegitimate leader” by the U.S., only a few countries have either condemned or expressed deep concern. And that was it. The reaction of world leaders has not been much different in the ongoing Iran war. Now, Mr. Trump says “Cuba is next”, almost as if it is a football match or some such thing against another country’s team. It is high time that the U.N. and sensible world leaders initiate some concrete and collective action to make Mr. Trump to realise that we are living in an era defined by an international order.

Kosaraju Chandramouli,

Hyderabad

American media report

If reports of U.S. business tycoon Elon Musk attending the private conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are true, it would constitute a serious breach of standard protocols governing such sensitive discussions (Inside Pages, “It was solely a conversation between Trump, Modi”, March 29). Since the U.S. has not issued any rebuttal, the Union government needs to clarify what took place.

V. Johan Dhanakumar,

Chennai

A good beginning

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB ) won the IPL opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bengaluru on Saturday in style. That it chased the target of 202 runs with six wickets in hand and 26 balls to spare is a case in point. Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal are the main reason for RCB registering a phenomenal win. Of course, RCB’s bowlers did their bit well too. All said and done, RCB has started this IPL edition on a good note.

S. Ramakrishnasayee,

Chennai