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Many observers believe privatizing the airports may solve many problems. But it is always a touchy subject in India. The Delhi and Mumbai airports were privatized last year in the face of strong protests from employees' unions and left-wing parties allied with the ruling Congress party. Like many other things in India, politics rears its head in running the airline industry. "Important policy decisions... are pending before the government," says Joseph Thachil, former editor of aviation magazine Skyflier, "but with elections due in 14 months, they will likely remain pending...
...gods must be an ironic bunch. When I visited Mumbai, India, this June, the air was thick with humidity and heavy monsoon rains flooded the crowded streets. Yet even in my grandparents’ flat in the upscale suburb of Bandra—home to Bollywood’s glamorous film stars—low water pressure in the public pipeline meant that the plumbing system worked only two or three hours a day, often in the middle of the night. My grandparents have made do for years by adapting their cooking habits and keeping a bucket of water handy...
Many of your books are set in beautiful, descriptive settings, like Ireland. Do you always visit these places before writing? -Komal Mehta, Mumbai Sometimes. I always go in my head. With the Internet you can go anywhere and research anything. When I started writing, I had a 3- and a 6-year-old, and it was a little difficult [to say], "Sorry, kids, got to go! Here are the SpaghettiOs. [Put them] in the microwave, and you'll be fine...
...founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, turn over in his grave [Nov. 19]. Many people are demonstrating against the tyrant Musharraf. It is time that all Pakistanis stand for a democratic Pakistan and work hand in hand to fight the evils that are keeping them apart. Cajetan Peter D'Souza, MUMBAI...
...made Pakistan's founder, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, turn over in his grave [Nov. 19]. Many people are demonstrating against Musharraf. It is time that all Pakistanis stand for a democratic Pakistan and work hand in hand to fight the evils that are keeping them apart. Cajetan Peter D'Souza, Mumbai...