Air India, Indian Airlines not to be merged, says Minister

Here is an article in The Hindu Business Line that government has absolutely no intention of merging both the state run carriers. The fact that PP said emphatic "No,Sir" in the Parliament adds credibility to the statement. In a way it is a right decision as both of them have swayed away so much that to merge them shall be difficult. All the proponents of the merger basically want an efficient hub and spoke model by either of the provides, and not necessarily a merger.
The best would be if both airlines decide to restrict themselves to their current hub and code share whereever necessary. Another good example would be if both make Frankfurt their scissor hub with IC providing feed from DEL and AI from BOM. They could do the same with other airports in europe.