India-Pakistan Tension: Events Cancelled, Businesses Affected
India aur Pakistan ke beech tension badhne ki wajah se, desh mein kai events aur bookings cancel ho rahe hain. Logon ka mood thoda udaas hai. Ibtida, ek community jo old school style ke baithaks host karti hai, ne apna electronic music event, ‘Surrender’, July 2025 tak ke liye postpone kar diya hai. Unhone social media pe likha hai ki woh sabhi affected families ke saath hain aur shanti ki dua kar rahe hain.
Impact on Businesses: Restaurants and Travel
National Restaurant Association of India ke vice president, Pranav Rungta ne bataya ki Delhi jaise kai northern cities mein parties aur large gatherings cancel ho rahe hain. Chandigarh, India Gate ke aas-paas ke areas, Punjab aur Rajasthan mein zyada impact dekhne ko mil raha hai. IPL ko bhi ek hafte ke liye suspend kar diya gaya hai, kyunki zyada crowd hone se security concerns badh gayi thi.
Airports and Airlines Affected
32 airports, jinmein Amritsar, Bikaner, Leh, Shimla aur Srinagar bhi shamil hain, 15 May tak band hain. EaseMyTrip ke CEO, Rikant Pittie ne bataya ki travellers thode dar rahe hain aur unki safety ki chinta badh gayi hai. Kai airlines ne apni flights kam kar di hain ya band kar di hain, jisse cancellations aur rescheduling mein tezi aayi hai. Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Dharamshala, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Kishangarh, aur Rajkot jaise cities zyada affected hain.
Limited Impact for Now
Mumbai ke Bandra mein ek restaurant, Lovefools ki chef, Sarita Pereira ne bataya ki unko thoda impact to lag raha hai, par abhi zyada nahi. Unke paas ek ten member group ka lunch cancel hua tha, par baad mein woh aa gaye. Deutsche Bank ke chief economist, Kaushik Das ka kehna hai ki national level pe economic activity pe abhi zyada impact nahi dikhayi de raha hai. Unka maanana hai ki RBI market mein volatility control karega aur sab kuchh theek rahega. India ki economy thodi improve hone lagi hai.
