The crisis also puts DGCA’s vacancies in the eye of the storm. Naidu told the Rajya Sabha in July this year that 190 out of 410 DGCA vacancies would be filled this year.
Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Let there be no rigidity in vaccinations or dealing optimally with the pandemic. Keep changing, refining the approach, as the situation evolves. We may regret permitting 30 million pilgrims to visit Haridwar for the Kumbh mela.
The Rajapaksa clan plays rough. In January this year, a memorial erected in the University of Jaffna, in honour of the victims of the Mullivaikkal massacre, was bulldozed. They have resiled from the solemn assurance of giving greater regional autonomy to the Tamils. 2. One can understand not reopening the wounds of the last phase of the war on the LTTE, which was exceptionally cruel. Hence India’s abstention was the prudent thing to do. However, if the country is to move on, the Tamil minority – which I treat like a married daughter living in her own home – should be treated with justice and fairness, lest old hurts resurface and create unrest. 3. The Easter bombings two years ago are a reminder that there is also a disaffected Muslim minority. The hard edged Buddhist majoritarian impulse of Sri Lanka is seen in Burma as well. For a small, tear drop shaped island which can be a jewel of tourism, that is not a happy situation to be in. 4. The Foreign Office will have its hands full dealing with the Sri Lankan government. If it is fiscally stressed, let them flutter in the breeze. Large checks need not be written out.
Let there be no rigidity in vaccinations or dealing optimally with the pandemic. Keep changing, refining the approach, as the situation evolves. We may regret permitting 30 million pilgrims to visit Haridwar for the Kumbh mela.
The Rajapaksa clan plays rough. In January this year, a memorial erected in the University of Jaffna, in honour of the victims of the Mullivaikkal massacre, was bulldozed. They have resiled from the solemn assurance of giving greater regional autonomy to the Tamils. 2. One can understand not reopening the wounds of the last phase of the war on the LTTE, which was exceptionally cruel. Hence India’s abstention was the prudent thing to do. However, if the country is to move on, the Tamil minority – which I treat like a married daughter living in her own home – should be treated with justice and fairness, lest old hurts resurface and create unrest. 3. The Easter bombings two years ago are a reminder that there is also a disaffected Muslim minority. The hard edged Buddhist majoritarian impulse of Sri Lanka is seen in Burma as well. For a small, tear drop shaped island which can be a jewel of tourism, that is not a happy situation to be in. 4. The Foreign Office will have its hands full dealing with the Sri Lankan government. If it is fiscally stressed, let them flutter in the breeze. Large checks need not be written out.