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Three Hard Questions for Indian Aviation After Deadly Crash

Tragedy highlights hard choices facing one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for air travel

The crash site of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad on June 13.
Photographer: Siddharaj Solanki/Bloomberg

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By Menaka Doshi

June 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM UTC

Welcome to India Edition, I’m Menaka Doshi. Join me each week for a ringside view of the billionaires, businesses and policy decisions behind India’s rise as an emerging economic powerhouse.

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