07/12/2025
INDIA, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MONOPOLIES.....BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!
Friends,
What we are witnessing today is not just a travel disruption. It is a warning bell for all of us.
The recent IndiGo crisis, which cancelled thousands of flights due to new pilot-rest rules and poor planning, has left lakhs of passengers stranded across airports, their money stuck, with no compensation or support.
Over 15.2 crore people travelled by domestic flights in India in 2023.
Indian Railways runs 13,000+ passenger trains EVERY DAY… showing how many crores depend on it daily.
Yet today, BOTH these essential sectors are showing cracks.
Why? Because slowly, silently, India has been slipping into a monopoly mindset.
A monopoly is when one company or a very small group of companies control most of the market, leaving people with almost no real choices.
When alternatives disappear, these companies: Set prices as they wish, decide service quality, take advantage of people’s helplessness, because they know we can’t go anywhere else.
And this is exactly what we are living through today.
When Choices Died
Earlier we had many mobile networks.
Then came Jio, heavily supported, and most companies vanished.
Airtel survived, Vodafone struggles, Idea is gone.
Today we practically have 3 companies, all of which hike prices whenever they want.
You NEED a phone recharge for work, banking, payment apps, communication.
They KNOW this.
And because we don’t have a choice they control us.
The Lifeline That’s Fading
The Indian Railways was the hope of the middle class and poor. But look at the reality now: Congested trains, Long waiting lists, Pathetic cleanliness, Delays, Rising prices. People started feeling: “If a long train journey costs so much and offers so little comfort, I’d rather take a flight.”
Slowly, dependency shifted to airlines.
And now the Chaos…
With the IndiGo crisis, our dependence on just ONE major airline became clear.
One company controls 60% of the market and when it collapses, the whole nation collapses with it. Other airlines immediately hiked prices. People are stranded with: No stay arrangements, No compensation, No quick refunds, No immediate help from DGCA, AAI, or the Ministry, We are left alone, anxious, helpless.
Where Are “The People” in This Democracy?
In school we learned Democracy = For the people, by the people, of the people. But today, where are the people?
All we see is: Corporate power, Market manipulation, Policies that favour companies, not citizens.
The market exists because of the people NOT people because of the market. But we have handed over our power.
We are letting a few players decide our: Travel, Communication, Money, Freedom, Daily survival.
This is not how a democracy or economy should work.
India is in a Silent Crisis
High unemployment, low purchasing power, rising essential costs & now… monopolies controlling our basic needs.
Yet we hope the system will save us someday.
But maybe... just maybe...we are living in a delusion.
We must demand: Real competition, Fair regulation, Accountability from corporations, Protection for citizens, A system that puts PEOPLE first
Because we are the power.
The people.
The market.
The nation.
Social Samvad Siddharth Prakash