Sir — The presidents of France and the United States of America were present in Normandy to commemorate 75 years of the D-Day landings. Macron stressed on the values that both France and the US were known to uphold, and the importance of keeping alive alliances of the free people through Nato and the EU. Even though Trump’s speech was almost exclusively devoted to extolling the heroism of the war veterans, he did emphasize the unbreakable bond between the two countries. Asok Mitra,CalcuttaSir — While terror-torn Kashmir remains at the centre of controversies, Rouf Ahmad Dar’s heroic action shows how caring the Kashmiri people are. Pramatha R. Bhattacharya,CalcuttaSir — The sacrifice by Rouf Ahmad Dar has shown the path of humanity at a time when virulent criticism of Muslims and Kashmiris has become the yardstick of nationalism.

Source: The Telegraph June 12, 2019 10:30 UTC