🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
- dhadakkamgarunion0
- Jun 22
- 4 min read
🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
Speaking in Jalgaon, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mocked Uddhav Thackeray for “running politics by remote control from a Mumbai bungalow,” arguing that true mass leaders cannot govern through social-media posts and occasional speeches. He contrasted the former CM’s “disconnect” with his own constant district tours and cited ongoing projects—Samruddhi Mahamargh, Jal Jeevan water grids, and the new irrigation push—as proof that a boots-on-the-ground approach delivers results while drawing crowds, not just likes.Strategically, the dig serves two purposes: it blunts Thackeray’s attempt to recast himself as a people’s crusader after the 2022 split, and it rallies BJP–Shinde cadres in northern Maharashtra ahead of municipal polls. By reframing the battle as doers versus “drawing-room netas,” Fadnavis seeks to own the governance narrative and leave the opposition defending its work ethic rather than its ideology.
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
The transport department has granted vehicle owners a third extension to install High-Security Registration Plates (HSRPs), pushing the deadline back by another 60 days and sparing nearly eight million two- and four-wheelers from immediate fines. While the reprieve eases the pressure on understaffed fitment centres and overstretched booking portals, it also underscores implementation gaps: many authorised vendors still face stock shortages, and the online appointment system crashes at peak traffic. Unless supply chains and IT infrastructure are fortified, authorities risk a fourth extension that could erode public confidence in the very security upgrade meant to curb cloning and theft.On the upside, the grace period gives fleet owners time to batch-book installations, reducing downtime for cabs, school buses, and delivery vans. The department has hinted at mobile fitment camps in housing societies and industrial estates—an idea that could accelerate coverage if executed efficiently. Still, enforcement will eventually tighten: traffic police have been instructed to compile lists of non-compliant vehicles for immediate e-challans once the new deadline lapses. Vehicle owners would be wise to treat this extension as the final buffer rather than another excuse to delay, because the long-term benefits of tamper-proof plates—from quicker stolen-vehicle recovery to seamless tolling—far outweigh the one-time hassle of installation.
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
Quick thinking by an Air India commander at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport averted what could have been another aviation nightmare. Moments after advancing the throttles for a Mumbai-bound take-off, the pilot detected an abnormal vibration and aborted at high speed, deploying brakes and reverse thrust well within the runway’s remaining length. Preliminary checks point to a bird strike or sudden tyre imbalance rather than an engine fault, yet the incident underscores the heightened vigilance across Indian carriers after the recent Ahmedabad tragedy. None of the 165 passengers were injured, though several reported minor whiplash as the aircraft decelerated from rotation speed.Operationally, the episode reinforces two imperatives: first, cockpit crews must remain empowered to exercise “stop-go” authority at the slightest anomaly; second, runway wildlife-hazard management needs fresh investment, especially during monsoon migration peaks. Air India has grounded the Airbus A320 for detailed borescope and landing-gear inspections, while DGCA observers will analyse cockpit voice and flight-data recordings to evaluate decision time and brake-energy limits. For passengers shaken by consecutive headlines, the silver lining is clear evidence that robust safety culture—in which an on-the-spot abort trumps on-time performance—still prevails in Indian aviation.
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
Analysts in Tehran are signalling that Iran could use its ultimate leverage—closing or severely restricting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz—if its stand-off with Israel escalates further. Roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded crude and almost all of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and a big slice of Saudi and UAE exports funnel through this 40-kilometre choke-point. Even a partial interdiction would jolt benchmark prices, trigger war-risk premia on tankers, and set off an immediate scramble among Asian refiners for alternative cargoes. For India, which imports nearly 60 percent of its crude from the Gulf and has limited strategic reserves, a prolonged disruption could mean spot-market bidding wars, higher pump prices, and a cascading impact on the fiscal math of fuel subsidies.New Delhi does have contingency tools—diversifying liftings from Russia, the US Gulf Coast, and West Africa; tapping its 5.3 million-tonne strategic reserve; and accelerating rupee-payment deals with suppliers willing to bypass dollar channels. Yet these buffers cover weeks, not months. A Hormuz shutdown would also squeeze petrochemical feedstocks and LNG shipments, complicating power-sector planning at the peak of summer demand. Diplomatically, India is likely to work the back-channels with both Washington and Gulf capitals, stressing its dependence on uninterrupted sea lanes while quietly coordinating with the US-led Combined Maritime Forces for tanker escort. The episode is a stark reminder: energy security, once a spreadsheet variable, is now hostage to the geopolitics of a narrow waterway thousands of kilometres away.
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🖋️ From the desk of Abhijeet Rane:
Shiv Sena veteran Gajanan Kirtikar’s call for rapprochement between the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions ahead of Maharashtra’s local-body elections is less about nostalgia and more about arithmetic. Ward-level surveys show that a divided Sena risks ceding Mumbai–Thane bastions to the BJP–ally machine on one side and the Congress-NCP alliance on the other. By floating the integration balloon, Kirtikar gauges whether grassroots shakhas—which still share cultural rituals and voter databases—are willing to bury the 2022 schism for the pragmatic goal of retaining municipal cash flow and patronage networks.The path is strewn with legal, ideological, and ego hurdles: the Election Commission’s symbol ruling, competing claims to Balasaheb’s legacy, and the trust deficit created by last year’s rebellion. Yet Kirtikar’s intervention signals that middle-tier functionaries, who lack the luxury of state-cabinet posts or Rajya Sabha seats, feel the electoral ground slipping under their feet. If both camps ignore this warning, they risk fracturing the Marathi vote even further, handing metropolitan councils to rivals for the first time in decades. Whether the leadership listens will determine if the Sena remains a force in municipal politics or becomes a footnote to its own civil war.
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