Letter to Editor Oct 2006

When in Rome...
14 October 2006(www.khaleejtimes.com)

THIS is with regard to the Khaleej Times Comment, ‘Beyond the veil’ (October 9). There is a saying that when in Rome, do as the Romans do, and I think it is apt in the case in question as well. I agree with the analysis about blending in when we find ourselves in other counties. However, it should be within limits. As regards the argument about the veil, I think that since covering the face is not compulsory, but a matter of personal choice, one should not have too much difficulty in adapting with the climate of the new land, wherever that may be.
- Ahsan Ghori, Abu Dhabi


Dictates of logic
10 October 2006 (www.khaleejtimes.com)

I FAIL to understand international economic policies. I feel they are against the natural balance and destabilise the equilibrium. As a layman, I simply fail to understand how economists artificially play with numbers in order to bring about price stabilisation. To me, the dictates of logic would suggest that if a commodity is found in abundance, its prices should reduce, but that is not always the case in the international market.

I believe that the people have the right to use God’s given abundance. Why can’t the doctrine of comparative advantage dictate trade as per theory, so in the end countries can have some of everything, but giving what that have more of for something they have less of?

At the moment, there is unnerving trade imbalance in the international market. One fails to understand what the fruits of centuries of progress have amounted to. Why can’t trade be fair to one and all?

If a strong realisation does not set in, and drivers of the global economy remain oblivious to the real needs of countries and people comprising them, then there is little hope for the future of international political economy. The present state of affairs defies the dictates of logic, and to no small extent.
— Ahsan Ghori, Abu Dhabi