Tata Sons, which bought the airline from the Indian government last month, has begun talks with the planemakers for jets including Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
Most key Hindutva/RSS objectives have been achieved, and Modi & BJP now need social calm, at least till summer of 2024. A de-escalation of some sort is on.