The crash this week occurred in the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS), the digital backbone of air traffic management in India.

The second phase is significantly larger than the first, with 122 assembly constituencies going to the polls. According to data from the Election Commission, a total of 1,302 candidates are in the fray, including 1,165 men, 136 women, and one third-gender candidate.

A major disruption hit Delhi’s IGI Airport on November 7, 2025, as GPS spoofing and an ATC system glitch delayed over 800 flights. The DGCA has launched an investigation, while experts and a parliamentary panel urge urgent modernisation of India’s outdated air traffic control systems.