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Is India’s first bullet train delay straining its ties with Japan?

The country’s first high-speed train using Japanese Shinkansen technology was meant to connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Now, a decade on, differences in ambitions, delays, and rising costs have put the flagship project under scrutiny. Maroosha Muzaffar reports

The Independent UK · Oct 9

Japanese help sought with water management

Thailand has sought Japanese support for four water management projects, with Tokyo showing particular interest in flood prevention initiatives for the Chao Phraya River basin and Hat Yai.

Bangkok Post · Jul 16

Uzbekistan and Japan announce new cooperation projects worth over €11 billion

The Tokyo visit brought together political dialogue, business engagement and cooperation in education, science and culture, reflecting the increasingly wide-ranging nature of relations between Uzbekistan and Japan.

Euronews · Dec 19, 2025

JICA chief discusses support with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Kyiv on Tuesday to discuss reconstruction support, including land mine clearance.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 19, 2023

Construction work on Madurai AIIMS delayed by lackadaisical attitude of Centre: T.N. Health Minister

The lackadaisical attitude of the Union government is the only reason behind the delay in the construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai, said T.N. Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Friday.

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023

Areas around high-speed rail stations to be developed along the Japanese line

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Ministry of Railways have jointly signed a MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency for ‘Station Area Development along Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project’

The Hindu · May 8, 2023

Bangkok-Chiang Mai rail project gears up

Thailand and Japan are preparing to begin the first-phase construction of a high-speed rail project linking Bangkok with the northern province of Chiang Mai.

Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023

Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic

Bangladesh’s prime minister has inaugurated the country’s first metro rail service aimed at easing notorious traffic jams in capital Dhaka

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

Senegal hones its home-grown rice to cut dependence on Asian imports

Senegalese cook Amy Gueye always tries to use imported rice at her family-run restaurant in Dakar, knowing that customers prefer the taste to home-grown varieties when they buy her spicy rice-based fish and chicken dishes.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

Delay in Centre’s nod affects SilverLine’s foreign loan prospects

Project has been reportedly out of the funding list of JICA

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022