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Dr J. Colaco wrote on Oct 13: <What however is real is the meaningless Indian naval dadagiri when it comes to Dabolim ... The simple fact of the matter is that IF the Indian navy commanders ... were NOT so thick headed and inflexible ... this topic would have been a non-starter (emphases in original).> I feel that this observation confirms the need for a functional rather than geopolitical approach to the Dabolim airport problem. What functional arguments, if any, are the Indian Navy commanders using? Are these being countered by thoughtful Goan citizens? What alternatives (such as Seabird) are available? Let us have a discussion along these lines instead of raking up undiscussable topics like territorial conquests and hypothetical secessions and economic embargoes (of Cuba) etc. The latter only plays into the hands of the authorities and they are able to continue with the status quo ad infinitum.
