Why India should go slow on high-speed trains from China
Vembu • 12 years agoThe 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
Fp Archives • 14 years agoThe 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
Vembu • 14 years agoA 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.