KERI, Feb. 7 -- AUGUSTO RODRIGUES

The tragic death of a tourist and her paragliding instructor at Keri on January 18 has ignited a heated debate surrounding safety standards and the response from the Department of Tourism, which hastily suspended all paragliding activities across the state after the accident.

But was this just a knee-jerk reaction, and should the government be doing more to ensure safety protocols in adventure sports instead of reacting only after a mishap has happened?

The sudden suspension caught many sports enthusiasts off guard. Anil Madgavkar, founder and first president of the Paragliding Association of India (PAI), responded with a letter to the Department, stating, "Paragliding is far safer than driving on our ...