India Rejects Ex Minister's Claims on Bullet Train Delays The India Japan bullet train project has long symbolized bilateral cooperation and economic ties between the two nations.
However, recent comments by Hideki Makihara, Japan's former internal affairs minister, have sparked a diplomatic row over allegations of delays and mismanagement.
Makihara claimed that Japan had been excluded from supplying the signalling system for the project, citing India's repeated failure to honor commitments.