Federalism is a two way street. If the Federalism mean that the States have some autonomy and freedom, they also have to take the fiscal responsibility for it.
Pakistan, and then India closed their airspace for each other in the aftermath of India's airstrike on Balakot.
How did each country fare, and who suffered more? Let’s break down the losses and understand why Pakistan buckled:
India’s Losses: Indian airlines took a hit of ~$78.6M due to rerouting flights after the Feb 2019 closure. Air India lost $70.1M, with IndiGo, SpiceJet, & GoAir losing $3.6M, $4.4M, & $0.3M
Pakistan’s Losses: Pakistan faced $100M in losses, mainly from lost overflight fees ($65.4M) & Pakistan International Airlines’ disruptions (~$34.6M). Daily losses hit $300K from 400 avoided flights, with PIA losing >$450K/day. 💰
Why did BJP give up on the CM position in Maharashtra?
Here is what I think:
While the Shinde faction has got control of the legislative party, the political Party that is Shiv Sena is still in control of the Uddhav faction.
By making Shinde the CM, BJP has paved the way for Shinde to bid for total control of the Sena, including the party symbol.
Given the numbers, BJP will still be in control of the Govt and will be able to push through its development agenda, including the flagship Infrastructure projects that Fadavis started and which were stalled by Uddhav,
In the times of the food scarcity of 1960, the monoculture of wheat and paddy made sense.
Today, the MSP system has led to a situation where wheat and paddy is being grown to rot, not only at great cost to us taxpayers, but also to our environment and to farmers.
Left to market forces, there is a natural feedback; if consumer demand for millet grows, the prices increase, sending a feedback to grow more of it in the next cycle, a glut in a commodity will send the price crashing and will be grown less in the next cycle.
Over a period of time, the market will ensure that the producers are producing as per the consumer demand.
The MSP systems cuts-off this feedback and has converted Punjab into a monoculture and a cancer belt.