<b>Lunch with BS:</b> Theory of simplicity

Air India boss Ashwani Lohani says it is difficult to put a time frame for the airline's turnaround

India International Centre has an old-world charm about it. It is also the place frequented by politicians, bureaucrats, Supreme Court judges, journalists and so on. It is no surprise that Air India boss Ashwani Lohani, who strongly believes in the strength and goodness of the government sector, chose this place to have lunch with BS. 

Just a day before we are scheduled to meet, federal auditor Comptroller and Auditor General of India had contested the government-owned airline’s claim of a turnaround saying that it had understated its losses. We were apprehensive Lohani might call off the meeting anticipating tough questions.