Japan firms in driver's seat for India bullet train deals

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe standing beside a Shinkansen bullet train during a 2016 visit to a Kawasaki Heavy Industries plant in Kobe, Japan.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe standing beside a Shinkansen bullet train during a 2016 visit to a Kawasaki Heavy Industries plant in Kobe, Japan.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Tokyo funding bulk of project, core parts to be from Japan despite 'Make in India' clause