Telltale tarmac

Mayawati8217;s plan for a Taj aviation hub has run into a bit of rough weather. The Finance Ministry is said to have raised certain issues concerning the proposal, a matter that will need to be settled in the Cabinet. Endorsing the argument of GMR8212;the consortium that is modernising the Delhi airport8212;that a new airport in the vicinity will affect the economics of the revamped Delhi airport, the Ministry has raised some red flags. How the Government settles this debate will be a significant marker on whether the Congress-BSP cozying up has actually come to an abrupt end or not since the airport dream was close to Mayawati8217;s heart and led the list of her demands from the UPA. An indication of how the wind may blow: Mayawati has already criticised the nuclear deal and the NREGA.