Calls in the cloud

In-flight calls won't be cheap, of course. But my bet is that there'd be plenty of people who'd be happy to pay for them and then do paisa vasool by yelling at the top of their voices

This week the government gave its stamp of approval on internet and mobile communication on board flights. Happy news, you’d say. After all, it’s one more example of how India is forging ahead in the field of technology. Now we can tell other countries — and international carriers, such as Lufthansa, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic et al — look here, we too can surf the Net and make calls while cruising at an altitude of 30,000 feet or thereabouts. 

Yet I let out a yelp of alarm when I read the news in my morning paper. Don’t get me wrong — I’m