Gaurav Sathaye, Editor, Ink News Welcome to InkNews.... InkNews salutes our Brave Armed forces (Indian Air Force, Army and Navy) that always put their life on the line to protect our great Nation. We also pay a token of respect to the martyrs of the Pulwama Terror attack. India must be applauded for taking decisive action again through high precision Surgical Strikes on terror camps. The global support against Terrorism gathered through diplomacy also cannot be ignored. Some learnings from the episode : 1. Never take life for granted. Always thank what you have and that you exist. 2. Timely Decisions are most important. When in doubt it is better to take a wrong decision than to procrastinate it. 3. Citizens are more patriotic and cohesive when under threat 4. Reputation and Relationship directly affect the extent and magnitude of support from associates While the men in uniform line up at the borders to counter any provocation and cease fire violations, our AIPIMA forces have been preparing hard for Flagship exhibition AsiaCoat + Ink Show 2019. The Exhibition & Conference Committee is doing its best to ensure all delegates, speakers, visitors, exhibitors and stakeholders associated with the shows get the best of facilities, infrastructure and returns for their effort and moneys as the case may be. Do attend to support your association and meet your favourite vendor partners at.... ASIA COAT + INK SHOW 2019 • Technical Conference on 25th March, 2019 at Hotel Westin Garden City, Goregaon Mumbai • Exhibition on 26th to 28th March 2019 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, NESCO Goregaon, Mumbai Jan - Mar | 2019 4 | InkNews EDITORIAL