apan is currently in the process of marketing its technological advancements to the rest of the world. It is great to see that a country known for its impeccable technology is coming up frontand wishes to share it with the rest of the worldSource]
India is getting its share of attention in this regard with Japan keen on selling its Bullet Train Technology to India. Infact, it wishes to add even more to the deal with helping in building the infrastructure and even giving USD 1.0 Billion (101.7 billion yen) in the form of loan.
This, of course, is the add-on to offset other countries like France and China who also have their high speed train technologies.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have talked over this matter in the annual India-Japan summit that happened sometime back.
There are two things of note here-
1. India has a need for high speed transport
India is a huge country by any standard. Going from Delhi to Mumbai (the two major and closest metros) takes over 12 hours at the least. Add to that the other two metros and suddenly we have geography of thousands of kilometers that can’t be traversed in a day by land.
With the coming of Bullet train, these distances would come within a day’s range. It will be a great step in the transport and infrastructure improvement of the country. Also, these trains are known for their safety features which mean that one can expect some of those features to rub off on our overall railways.
2. Need for Greener Pastures
Japan is a developed country with most of its infrastructure now in place. To continue its growth it has to look for greener pastures in this field and there is no better country that India to begin with. Japan is also looking towards the African Countries to further its growth.
All in all, if this comes into place and is implemented in India, it would be a great improvement in the rail transport for India which has been stagnant for the most part in the past. What is your opinion? Do you think it will actually come to reality or will it be just a dream for India?
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