Of all the markets in which politicians interfere with prices, the land market is probably the last that will be reformed, says T N Ninan.
'I think governments -- whether this one or the ones earlier -- have not understood the strength of the Indian Railways... that it can easily add 2.5 per cent to GDP.'
Just an hour or so from the ones we commonly throng to, they promise a lot more for a lot less.
India's move to opt for Japanese bullet trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route had raised concerns in China which is competing with Japan to build high-speed rail networks in India.