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My very special friend,
Profound apologies for the delay. I have continuously been out of Bengalooru for many reasons and will be abroad for six weeks. I only saw your mail today. Enclosed is the cheque for Permanent Membership. I will write my feed back on I&C on my return.   Personal regards.,
Justice (Rtd.) M.F. Saldanha, Bengalooru

Sir, we are truly indebted to your very special salutation, and for the time taken to write to us. Your apparent appreciation has really bucked us up to rededicate ourselves towards a purposeful regimen. We hereby acknowlegde with thanks the receipt of the cheque for ` 10,000/- -EDITOR

 I am a regular subscriber/reader of ISSUES&CONCERNS which is by itself a unique periodical for its coverage and quality print without much ad. While appreciating your sincere efforts & commitment for the awareness journalism and the will to carry forward the magazine to further heights I am enclosing a cheque for `10,000/- as a well wisher and admirer.      

-Jaya S Amin, Bengalooru

 We deeply appreciate the time taken to write the letter of appreciation. So also your participation as a permanent member. The receipt of `10,000/- is hereby thankfully acknowledged.                                                 -Editor

Your Focus- "Will China Swallow Pakistan" I&C Aug is very relevant piece. However there is a wide variation in the capabilities of China and Pakistan. There is no economic, cultural, racial or any kind of parity between China and Pakistan. A country that survives on US aid and is run by corrupt political leaders can never survive and therefore Pakistan has become China’s puppet and plays the game by bending forward or backward as directed by opportunistic China to annoy India. 
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project appears to be a master plan for Chinese penetration into Pakistan’s economy. It appears that CPEC will allow China to exploit the resources of Pakistan and investing billions of dollars on infrastructure projects to expand Beijing’s growth story.
China says our friendship is as high as the Himalayas and as deep as the sea. But one should note that China has one heart with two holes and always plays dual standard games. It is worth noting the statement of a Political Economist of Pakistan Mr. Akbar Zaidi which obliviously reflects that fact that China has started the process of swallowing Pakistan. 
-Prof. K. Shivashankar Bhat, GDC, Surathkal, Mangalooru.

Will China Swallow Pakistan?! It is reasonably well written. China keeps on changing history, changing its territorial maps, as it was always ruled by one dynasty or the other. It may not be a surprise, if one day it shows that Pak is an extended  part of Xingxiang province of China. 
It would have been desirable if the article had thrown little more light on Chinese contemporary hegamonistic attitude such as claiming South China sea, parts of Tibet, Bhutan, Aksai Chin, Arunachal pradesh, Mangolia, etc. In fact, wherever people of Mangole race live, China claims all those are or were part of China and hence it will not be a wrong assumtion that one day Pak might become a Chinese colony.                                                   
-Prof. P.N. Singh, former Director NITK, Surathkal, Via E-mail

Your Focus - I&C Aug (Will China Swallow Pakistan?), is a very bold exercise. Such a thought always existed in the public domain, but not many would have thought of expressing it openly in the media. Hat’s off to your courage of conviction. Keep it up.                    – S.M Suvarna, Malpe, Udupi 

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