Review week - "GCC - India 🇮🇳 Bilateral Air Service Agreements

Review week - "GCC - India 🇮🇳 Bilateral Air Service Agreements: A Case for Equitable Revision" 🛫

When words and actions don't align (Ref - Statement #1)

Prima facie, what do you think of the entitlements in proportion to the size of the NRI population, remittance flows, bilateral trade volumes and true OD demand? (Let’s put 6th freedom traffic aside for a moment, as our focus here is enhancing connectivity for the Indian diaspora.).

The allocations reflect "requirements of the 3rd/ 4th freedom market" wasn't the primary consideration, while it clearly should be the foremost priority.

Stay tuned as we piece together the story to make the case for enhanced air connectivity for millions of Indians living in the Gulf!

Next week, we’ll factor in the proportion of 6th freedom traffic into the equation.

Edition 1 - Size and significance of the diaspora - https://bit.ly/4dkRSmz
Edition 2 - The quantum and significance of remittances - https://bit.ly/4gNwzwO
Edition 3 - The quantum and significance of trade - https://bit.ly/4dQavyW

(This write-up is for educational/ informational purposes only and figures are directional at best)

(Views my own; happy to amend inaccuracies, if any)

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