We do not want to exclude autonomous cars from the highway code, but the way it is regulated must leave room for innovation, exploration and growth in the sector. The state’s regulatory relationship with sports federations has many similar elements.
Road obstacles, speed and hazards may vary, and the delicate balance of state intervention must be contextual to the current location and intended destination. Similarly, the latest legislative effort by the Union Sports Ministry is likely to raise the age-old question of where the autonomy of sports bodies ends and their accountability begins.
Life was very simple in 1954. Your television, if you were lucky, was made of wood or Bakelite and had a nine inch screen with black and white images. And only one channel, the BBC, to deal with Andy Pandy and Muffin The Mule.
