Raju Rastogi’s mother in the iconic film, 3 Idiots, sums up the paradox of priorities succinctly when she tells Rancho, “Ours is a strange country; pizza is guaranteed to come in 30 minutes, but you can’t be sure about an ambulance called for a medical emergency.” After the latest round of petrol price hikes, a business daily pointed out that fuel for cars, scooters and buses was now more expensive than the fuel used by aeroplanes.