No Ease Of Immigration At Delhi Airport: Is This Atithi Devo Bhava?
If you have been in or out of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in the last few days, then you'll know it is nothing short of a nightmare. Serpentine queues at immigration counters, angry crowds and total chaos. Two ministries in charge for the safety, security and upkeep of the airport are blaming each other for the chaos - the Ministry of Home Affairs and Civil Aviation Ministry. So is the chaos at the airport entirely a government-made one? One thing that may actually have added to the chaos is doing away with separate counters for business and first-class travelers. On The Buck Stops Here, we debate: if this is the first and last impression tourists get of the country, then can India still claim atithi devo bhava?
