Sir — This refers to the article, “Pulling the trigger is not the only option” (October 29) by Ashok K Mehta. Is the author himself part of back channel, track two diplomacy groupsIJ What success have such groups had in all these yearsIJ He could have elaborated on what he advocates at the track two level. Sure, television anchors are sometimes ill-informed, but this article makes absurd statements like, “India cannot be a great power without making friends with Pakistan”.