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DI Conversations underscores the essence of discussions as central to organised growth & development. Over the years, we have pioneered a number of FIRSTS!

TourismFirst is a thought sharing platform, in print, digital and events formats. It embraces the wider picture for tourism in the country, connecting the tourism vertical to developments in national economy, industry, society and culture at large. It underlines the fact that a wide cross section of stakeholders exist outside of hotels, airlines, and travel agents – and brings them into the larger

fold of tourism. It believes that the tourism product of India, what is uniquely India, needs to be identified, nurtured, developed and promoted. It seeks to integrate this product into one seamless experience. TourismFirst believes that Tourism links people and countries of the world. It is a passport to peace, prosperity and goodwill among nations. It fosters linkages in culture including arts and cuisines, and also promotes the world of exhibitions and conferences and unique discoveries of lifestyle through events. TourismFirst brings together the concerns of airlines and airports, hotels and resorts, cities and states, countries and people – as part of the larger tourism process. It represents over 40 years of engagement of our company in this field – the publishers, Cross Section Media, have been leaders in tourism communications holding a number of firsts in the business. We started India’s first ever B2B travel mart, in 1994 and over 18 years, till 2011 we had hosted over 4500 international buyers from over 50 countries worldwide. We brought to India’s tourism industry its FIRST seminar, in 1976; the FIRST industry tabloid Travel Trends Today, in 1986; among others.

27/06/2025

In the Aftermath of Operation Sindoor, the Road Ahead for Viksit Bharat
by Navin Berry, Editor, in conversation with Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas

Our economy is growing as witnessed in our growing consumption of energy. A confident India under a confident leadership of PM Modi, is earnestly trying to find solutions that work best for the country. Trade and Terror cannot go together, neither can trade and blood!

Read the full exclusive interview on https://www.csconversations.in/in-the-aftermath-of-operation-sindoor-the-road-ahead-for-viksit-bharat/

Our economy is growing as witnessed in our growing consumption of energy. A confident India under a confident leadership of PM Modi, is earnestly trying to find solutions that work best for the country. Trade and Terror cannot go together, neither can trade and blood! Navin Berry Somewhere around th...

25/06/2025

Operation Midnight Hammer: Why India Can’t Look Away
by Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD)

Deterrence by surprise strike is a paradox: you stop a threat, but you also trespass the adversary’s psychological red line, making his counter-move almost compulsory. The Fordow bombing showcased breathtaking precision but also shrank the diplomatic margin for error to single digits. In that narrowing space, India finds itself thrust from comfortable non-alignment into unavoidable relevance.
The question for New Delhi is no longer whether to act, but how to shape outcomes.

Read on https://www.csconversations.in/operation-midnight-hammer-why-india-cant-look-away/

Prelude to a Shockwave On the night of 21/22 June 2025, six B-2 Spirit bombers skimmed Iran’s desert ridges and released the first combat-loaded GBU-57A/B bunker-busters. Simultaneously, two U.S. submarines disgorged thirty Tomahawk cruise missiles toward Natanz and Isfahan. By breakfast time in D...

23/06/2025

A Strategic Pivot Amidst Global Turbulence: RBI’s June 2025 Monetary Policy
by Dr. Manoranjan Sharma, Chief Economist, Infomerics Ratings

The RBI justifiably prioritized fostering economic growth for sustained economic development, particularly because of controlled inflation and fiscal space. The effectiveness of these measures will depend on their timely implementation and the responsiveness of the banking sector to the policy changes.

Read full story on https://www.csconversations.in/a-strategic-pivot-amidst-global-turbulence-rbis-june-2025-monetary-policy/

The RBI justifiably prioritized fostering economic growth for sustained economic development, particularly because of controlled inflation and fiscal space. The effectiveness of these measures will depend on their timely implementation and the responsiveness of the banking sector to the policy chang...

19/06/2025

Boeing’s Fall from Grace: A Cautionary Tale of Corporate Greed
by Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor (Retd)

Once the gold standard of aviation innovation, Boeing is today grappling with a credibility crisis one that didn’t arise overnight, but was decades in the making.
In its pursuit of short-term profits and Wall Street approval, Boeing underwent a cultural transformation that many now see as the root cause of its decline. The leadership that once comprised experienced engineers and ex-test pilots was systematically replaced with MBAs and finance executives focused primarily on cost-cutting and shareholder value. This shift diluted Boeing’s engineering first ethos and deeply affected its decision making.

Read more on https://www.csconversations.in/boeings-fall-from-grace-a-cautionary-tale-of-corporate-greed/

Once the gold standard of aviation innovation, Boeing is today grappling with a credibility crisis one that didn’t arise overnight, but was decades in the making. In its pursuit of short-term profits and Wall Street approval, Boeing underwent a cultural transformation that many now see as the root...

06/06/2025

Operation Sindoor Success: A Showcase to our Indigenious Weapon Systems
by Major General Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retd) and Major General VK Singh, VSM (Retd)

Operation Sindoor will stand out as an important marker in India’s journey towards self-reliance in military systems. Indian radars, missiles, air defence systems, drones, counter-UAS technologies, electronic warfare and net-centric warfare systems delivered the results.
No doubt the credit must go to the government for the push and policies given to Atmanirbhar but equally to the contribution of our scientists and both the public and private defence manufacturers for the stellar performance and effectiveness demonstrated by India’s indigenous defence systems.
The systems and technologies have proven themselves in actual combat.

Read full story on https://www.csconversations.in/operation-sindoor-success-a-showcase-to-our-indigenious-weapon-systems/

Introduction Operation Sindoor has emerged, most of all, as a calibrated, precision and clinical military response over 88 hours to Pakistan’s policy of using terrorism as an instrument of state policy. The terrible terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April 2025 was a continuation of earlier incidents...

03/06/2025

Of Foreign Policy, the Sino-Pak Connection, the State & Non-state Actors in Pakistan

How has Operation Sindoor impacted our nation? In terms of self-reliance, foreign policy, and the way forward for our economy. In this free-wheeling conversation, we are joined by Iqbal Malhotra, author of best-selling books specializing in Pakistan affairs, such as “Kashmir, Untold Story: Declassified” and “The Bomb, the Bank, the Mullah and the Poppy: A Tale of Deception”. The conversation was conducted with Navin Berry, editor.

Read the full story on https://www.csconversations.in/of-foreign-policy-the-sino-pak-connection-the-state-non-state-actors-in-pakistan/

How has Operation Sindoor impacted our nation? In terms of self-reliance, foreign policy, and the way forward for our economy. In this free-wheeling conversation, we are joined by Iqbal Malhotra, author of best-selling books specializing in Pakistan affairs, such as “Kashmir, Untold Story: Declass...

02/06/2025

The Challenge of Being Atmanirbhar in the Face of Recent Hostilities
by Major General Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retd) and Major General VK Singh, VSM (Retd)

Operation Sindoor was not just a response to terrorist attack; it was a statement of intent and resolve. This decisive retort to the Pahalgam tragedy was the result of years of structural reform and strategic investment in India’s defence capabilities. The Indian Defence Forces acquitted themselves most professionally during Operation Sindoor achieving all military and political aims. However, with the current military dispensation in Pakistan, the war is yet not over. For Pakistan, its focus is on India and its revisionist policy endures.

Read the full story on https://www.csconversations.in/the-challenge-of-being-atmanirbhar-in-the-face-of-recent-hostilities/

Operation Sindoor was not just a response to terrorist attack; it was a statement of intent and resolve. This decisive retort to the Pahalgam tragedy was the result of years of structural reform and strategic investment in India’s defence capabilities. The Indian Defence Forces acquitted themselve...

26/05/2025

Fern Signs Up with Marriott to Launch a New Brand, Series – Made in India, for the World

A new brand has been launched by Marriott International, born in India with Fern Hotels, to be labelled ‘Fern Series by Marriott’. This marks a new chapter in India’s hospitality industry, a first, where an international chain, the world’s biggest, has scripted an India led brand. Here, we speak with Rahul Chaudhary, MD and CEO, CG Hospitality Holdings, on the significance of this new arrangement.
CG Corp Global Rahul Chaudhary

Read the full story on https://www.csconversations.in/fern-signs-up-with-marriott-to-launch-a-new-brand-series-made-in-india-for-the-world/

A new brand has been launched by Marriott International, born in India with Fern Hotels, to be labelled ‘Fern Series by Marriott’. This marks a new chapter in India’s hospitality industry, a first, where an international chain, the world’s biggest, has scripted an India led brand. Here, we s...

23/05/2025

Strategic communication is the new dimension of conflict
by Maj Gen Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retd)

While Operation Sindoor represented an evolution in our war fighting doctrine showcasing the capability and ability of our Armed Forces. It Is also the first war fought in in a highly informationalised battlefield hence it extended beyond traditional military engagements.

Social media, propaganda/fake news and digital social engineering can be termed as the “triad of disruption.” This persistent threat applies the ubiquitous power of social media and “messages to propagate and fake news utilising professional information warriors to manipulate the masses via the art of digital social engineering.

The role of information, either provided or denied, is an important consideration in military planning and operations. Information is a powerful tool, and can be termed an element of national power and therefore synchronising information programmes, plans, messages, and products as part of a whole of government effort.

Read the full story on https://www.csconversations.in/strategic-communication-is-the-new-dimension-of-conflict/

Social media, propaganda/fake news and digital social engineering can be termed as the “triad of disruption.” This persistent threat applies the ubiquitous power of social media and “messages to propagate and fake news utilising professional information warriors to manipulate the masses via th...

21/05/2025

India-Pakistan War: Different Market Dynamics at Play, to Each his Own!
Dr. Manoranjan Sharma, Chief Economist, Infomerics Ratings

The India-Pakistan war would have impacted the economies of both countries, just as any war would, whichever country it be. But the impact in the two countries was markedly different; a more prolonged engagement would have also met with totally different results. Let us identify and isolate some factors of considerable contemporary significance in these retaliatory strikes between India and Pakistan for a comprehensive assessment and perspective. And how the two countries stack up against each other in terms of economy.

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“You cannot negotiate peace with someone who has come to kill you” - Late Golda Meir,Prime Minister of Israel The India-Pakistan war would have impacted the economies of both countries, just as any war would, whichever country it be. But the impact in the two countries was markedly different; a ...

17/05/2025

25 years of MakeMyTrip: A Tech Company in Travel, Growing Upon the Strength of its People
In conversation with Navin Berry

MMT completed 25 years, starting the company in 2000, diversifying into all verticals of travel and tourism, as an online booking engine. The last four years have been phenomenal, returning with best ever profits, year after year. We spoke with Deep Kalra, founder and chairman and Rajesh Magow, Co-Founder and Group CEO at MakeMyTrip, on this happy occasion, traversing with them the course of their journey, the milestones achieved, and what awaits them going forward? One of the rare interviews the two have given jointly. MakeMyTrip

Read the full story on https://www.csconversations.in/25-years-of-makemytrip-a-tech-company-in-travel-growing-upon-the-strength-of-its-people/

MMT completed 25 years, starting the company in 2000, diversifying into all verticals of travel and tourism, as an online booking engine. The last four years have been phenomenal, returning with best ever profits, year after year. We spoke with Deep Kalra, founder and chairman and Rajesh Magow, Co-F...

15/05/2025

Shifting Sands: The Mirage Wears Off as War Clouds Loomed
by Navin Berry

The last week or so has changed many a perspective, with quite a few surprises. Story highlights include: India and the US, Friends as in Quad / The Three-Day Retaliation / Social Media Narratives: It is a War in Itself / Why the Ceasefire / PM Modi’s Address

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India and the US: Friends as in Quad? The last week or so has changed many a perspective, with quite a few surprises. As starters, we found India and Pakistan being considered on the same page, by none other than by the world’s leading democracy, the US. Both are my friends, said President Trump, ...

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