India's Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Saturday a directive has been issued to all airlines mandating strict adherence to all fare caps that have been prescribed to protect passengers from any form of opportunistic pricing.

India’s worst-ever air travel disruption continued for a seventh straight day on Monday, with IndiGo cancelling more than 150 flights and warning of further delays. IndiGo had cancelled over 650 flights on Sunday after a shortage of cockpit crew triggered by new pilot rest rules snowballed into nationwide chaos.

Jaishankar added that India should resist any temptation to view itself through a “hyphenated” lens with Pakistan, citing the stark differences in capabilities, governance and global reputation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in India this week for a summit aimed at deepening economic, defense and energy ties, a visit that will also test New Delhi’s efforts to balance relations with Moscow and Washington as the war in Ukraine grinds on.

On this broadcast, the focus is on the ongoing Indigo airlines crisis, now in its seventh day. Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has issued a crucial advisory urging flyers to check flight status before travelling as delays persist.

It’s the drying up of foreign capital inflows into India, and not trade or current account deficits, that is behind the free fall in the currency.

Officials said the request was treated with urgency because it involved critical relief operations, prompting New Delhi to clarify that it had, in fact, acted at the “shortest notice period of 4 hrs”

A wave of flight cancellations by IndiGo, India's largest airline, sparked a week of chaos and grounded tens of thousands of passengers, laying bare the risks of having a duopoly-like situation in the world's fastest-growing aviation market.