India awakens to its grass-roots power
January 17, 2013 17:51
In India, they note, power shortages force factories to rely on generators, and investors may spend years trying to gain title to land for construction. In China, by contrast, power plants, factories and entire mega-cities seem to sprout overnight.
Sleek trains streak across China's countryside while Indians cram themselves into -- or cling to the tops of -- wheezing old buses. These are caricatures, of course: Most Chinese cannot afford to ride on their high-speed rail; New Delhi's Metro is modern and efficient. Read
Sleek trains streak across China's countryside while Indians cram themselves into -- or cling to the tops of -- wheezing old buses. These are caricatures, of course: Most Chinese cannot afford to ride on their high-speed rail; New Delhi's Metro is modern and efficient. Read
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