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National Governance & Policy 06 Oct 2026, 03:47 AM IST

Asian Games handover shifts from Aichi-Nagoya to Doha as Qatar stages formal torch transfer

The Olympic Council of Asia has formally handed over the torch and flag for the next Asian Games to Qatar, marking the transition from Aichi-Nagoya to Doha in a ceremony steeped in symbolism. Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani received the insignia before passing it to Olympic, world and Asian high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim, underscoring Doha’s role as the next host city.

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National Governance & Policy05 Oct 2026, 09:38 PM IST

Asian Games handover shifts from Aichi-Nagoya to Doha as Qatar stages formal torch transfer

The Olympic Council of Asia has formally handed over the Asian Games torch and flag to Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who passed them to Olympic, world and Asian high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim. The ceremony marked the symbolic transition from Aichi-Nagoya to Doha, underscoring Qatar’s rising role as a major host in Asian sport. The handover is more than ceremonial: it signals the start of Doha’s preparations to receive the continental multi-sport event and places Barshim, one of Asia’s most recognisable athletes, at the centre of Qatar’s sporting showcase.

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Aviation, Shipping & LogisticsSpecial Report (Sept 27, 2026)

The 1,500-Jet Order Book: How Air India and IndiGo are Turning New Delhi and Mumbai into Global Transit Megahubs

India’s two dominant carriers are attempting something the country has never sustained at scale: build globally relevant transit hubs that can pull traffic away from the Gulf. Air India’s Tata-led turnaround and IndiGo’s long-haul expansion together have created an order book of roughly 1,500 aircraft, a fleet pipeline large enough to reshape route economics, airport planning and bilateral aviation diplomacy. The strategic prize is not just prestige; it is the capture of India-origin and sixth-freedom traffic now funneled through Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. The wager is that Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, alongside the coming Noida and Navi Mumbai greenfield airports, can support a new hub-and-spoke system for long-haul connectivity. But the constraints are severe: aircraft delivery delays, pilot training bottlenecks, airport slot scarcity, premium-cabin competition and the hard arithmetic of connecting flows. India may be building the hardware for a hub state, yet whether it can match the Gulf carriers’ operational discipline remains the central test.

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