Railways 30 | Exclusive Interview
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Experts on India answer audience members’ questions at a symposium organized by the Keizai Koho Center in Tokyo
We understand that You are Chief adviser for Rs. 1.1 lakh crore bullet train project between Mumbai & Ahmedabad, please brief us about the interesting things in the project along with its current status?
Its a game changing project of a whole economic region development which will help India and Japan realize the huge untapped bilateral potential. The project is not just about a high speed rail but also to bring Japanese manufacturing and urban development practices to India supported by the low cost funding of Japan.
Japan is a major source of Project Finance and Technical collaboration for the Infrastructure projects in India, What makes India so attractive for Japanese Companies?
For Japan, India is the most important strategic partner for the 21st century. As a fast growing large free-market democracy India offers Japan both the growth opportunity for Japanese capital and technology as well as a global marketing partner. A strong Japan is good for India and a strong India is good for Japan in global geo-political situation as well.
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