High Speed Rail

Why India should go slow on high-speed trains from China

The skewed economics of high-speed rail systems, our politicians' incapacity to price fares right, and the imperfect nature of the Chinese technology, all make it a high-risk, low-return endeavour.

Govt to place high-speed train bill in winter session

The draft of the Bill is being sent to Law Ministry, Urban Development Ministry, Finance Ministry and Planning Commission for their views.

China loses its top-speed mojo after 'bullet train' mishap

A high-speed train mishap shows up the cracks in China's famed infrastructural boom and puts the government on a collision course with those who disfavour growth at breakneck speed.