Ex-Japan minister faults India for Modi bullet train delay

[Beijingwalker]

Global investors all learned the lesson by now

India's net FDI fell dramatically from $44 billion in 2020-21 to less than $1 billion in 2024-25.

 

[K2RULEZ]

Lol, but why you and rest of the world keep buying them like there's no tomorrow?

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To speak plainly, even a steadfast ally like Japan is discovering the hard way that the reality of India does not match its own rhetoric.

 

[K2RULEZ]

Don't be sour. Read more.

How China's Belt And Road Became A 'Global Trail Of Trouble'

China’s Belt and Road initiative was unveiled with much fanfare and hope, but now, nearly seven years later, the story is much different.

www.forbes.com

“A long list of Chinese companies have been debarred from the World Bank and other multilateral development banks for fraud and corruption, which covers everything from inflating costs to giving bribes.”

We are in 2026 now by the way.

 

[K2RULEZ]

Japanese were trying to pull predatory Chinese BRI version of their own. Cheap loan but money will return back into Japan via single vendor/seller and 3-5x exorbitant pricing of components compared to European signaling system.

India denied their monopoly and decided to test and run its own upcoming HSR 250-280kmph sets on these tracks till Japan sends latest E-10 trainsets by 2032.

Yep. Japan is evil and working together with Pakistan’s ISI.

 

[GatlingGunZ]

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We are in 2026 now by the way.

That user said he never seen bribery charges in BRI ever, also that it's just Indians who makes these allegations.
Both claims proven wrong in the article I linked.

 

[GatlingGunZ]

Yep. Japan is evil and working together with Pakistan’s ISI.

No-one is evil in business trying to extract maximum from the other party. Neither Japan, nor India

To speak plainly, even a steadfast ally like Japan is discovering the hard way that the reality of India does not match its own rhetoric.

Trump has already called Modi one of the toughest negotiator.
Japan finding it out is nothing in front of ongoing Ind - US trade deal. India won't pay for overpriced proprietary stuff.

 

[K2RULEZ]

No-one is evil in business trying to extract maximum from the other party. Neither Japan, nor India

Trump has already called Modi one of the toughest negotiator.
Japan finding it out is nothing in front of ongoing Ind - US trade deal. India won't pay for overpriced proprietary stuff.

This is an Indian trait. I have seen your people arguing over the price of onions at a grocery store.

 

[CallSignMaverick]

Global investors all learned the lesson by now

50cent doesn't know what "net" means... sad.

FDI inflows rise 17% to record $95 billion

NEW DELHI: Gross foreign direct investment (FDI) grew 16.7%, its fastest pace of expansion in six years, to a record $94.5 billion in 2025-26, helping reverse the four-year falling trend of net FDI.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Waz]

Japanese handling incoming waves of Indian bots/Hindutvas

 

[Yasser76]

The Japanese are some of the most polite and patient people in the world. This was inevitible...

 

[K2RULEZ]

The Japanese are some of the most polite and patient people in the world. This was inevitible...

Imagine if Japan has to openly put a country in its place. I mean Japan out of all nations...

 

[ety]

Indonesia and India atm trying to scam each other in development of critical minerals and defence except neither have the technology and both out to screw each other

Lol, both are Indo, both try on Chinese companies there, not surprising.

 

[Beijingwalker]

Considering how much time India needs to build a new aircraft or a navy ship, this could be like lightning speed in their mind.