Transportation
What It Will Really Take to Fix India's Railways
Google and Japan will bring WiFi and odorless toilets to India's trains, but the South Asian country has a much bigger problem it needs to fix first.
With both Google and Japan on board to help upgrade India’s centuries-old and decaying railways, it seems like the world’s busiest train system may finally be getting a modern overhaul. That is, if everything goes as planned.
But given the country’s lousy track record of taking on costly infrastructure projects and then letting projects founder because of mismanagement and lack of compromise among politicians, there’s cause for concern.