Railroading India’s Railways
India's railway minster has recently announced an impressive-sounding plan to improve the country's slow, unreliable, and dangerous trains. But, like so many of the current government's promises, the minister's plan lacks any basis in reality.
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NEW DELHI – Every February, the Indian Parliament performs a curious and unique ritual. The railway minister (a portfolio that exists in few democracies nowadays) presents the “railway budget" to the lower house for its approval. A packed chamber hangs on the minister's every word.