13 SEPTEMBER 1986, Page 27

Gandhi believed

Sir: This refers to Mr Dhiren Bhagat's article titled 'India busts sanctions' in the Spectator of 16 August 1986. The article is typically subservient to those who would clutch at straws to deviate attention from the main issue at hand. Consequently it is no surprise that he finds it difficult to believe his own Prime Minister when five other Heads of States, representing a wide spectrum of nations around the Globe, had little difficulty in doing so.

S. S. Gill

Counsellor (P&I), The High Commission of India, India House, Aldwych, London WC2