New Delhi, June 12 -- It has been a year since the Ahmedabad Air India crash that killed 260 people, and the painful memories remain vivid for the friends and families of the victims.

"Kaise ho aap. theek ho?" (How are you?) Omar Ali, a Pakistani colleague at a fancy goods store in London, checks in with his co-worker Kamlesh's parents in India. Kamlesh, from a hamlet in Gujarat, and his wife were on the doomed aircraft when the Air India crash occurred on June 12, 2025.

After the tragedy, 40-year-old Omar, who worked at a fancy goods store in London, started regularly calling Kamlesh's father, Savdhanbhai, a 48-year-old farmer in Thavar, to check on him and offer emotional support. What began as condolences turned into a deep friendshi...