India's aviation sector nearly collapsed as the civil aviation authority, in a rare flash of responsibility, told airlines that their pilots couldn't fly more hours than biology allows. Chaos followed. Within 48 hours: flights cancelled, passengers stranded , ministers sweating. By Thursday, the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) rule was "revisited", which is Delhispeak for quietly buried for now. Remember, the FDTL rules exist for passenger safety . This is the global norm. Except in India, norms are abnormal.

This, however, is not a bug. This is a forever feature of the Great Indian Operating System, rooted in corruption and manipulation.

Our entire republic runs on the sacred principle that rules are to be circumvented and regulations are decorative. They exist to be displaye

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