Letters: Beyond curiosity

The low rate of interest of 0.1% for 50 years is being touted as a selling point

The editorial, “Good tidings from Japan” (September 18), covers almost everything positive that can be said about the India-Japan current cooperation scenario. Some other aspects may not be as flattering, especially those about the bullet train project.
 
What good Suzuki as a common man’s car has done to the Japanese image in India can be replicated if a similar loan on soft terms and conditions is given by Japan to upgrade our tottering railway network. As Suzuki revolutionised personal transport in India, similar improvement of the Indian Railways will make the common man beholden to the Japanese commitment to