Anshul Garg

Budding data analyst. Coder. Sports enthusiast. Loves driving.

[Varun Kumar Rana @VarunKrRana]

This 😂👏

[satya @SThinkTnereffid]

India in last 90 days..!!

Build baby Build..!!

[Malay Krishna @Malay4Product]

Let me explain what this whole fight is about, because it is very different from what the tweet by the Japanese official makes it sound like.

Back in 2015, India and Japan signed the Mumbai to Ahmedabad bullet train deal. 508 km.

India would use Japan's Shinkansen trains and Shinkansen technology. Japan put up a massive soft loan, covering most of the cost, at almost no interest, 0.1 percent, to be repaid over 50 years.

On paper it sounded amazing. Cheap money, world class trains.

But every such loan has a catch. Cheap Japanese money came tied to buying Japanese things.

Their trains. Their coaches. Their signal system. Their price, largely on their terms. That is normal. No country lends billions out of pure love. They lend to sell their own industry.

Then two things went wrong, and this is where his anger comes from.

One, the price.

The Japanese Shinkansen trainsets turned out to be extremely expensive. India felt it was being overcharged for the rolling stock. So, talks hit a wall.

Two, the timeline.

The newest Japanese trains, the E10 series, would reportedly only be ready for India around 2032. India did not want to sit on a finished 1.08 lakh crore track with no trains to run on it.

So India made a call. And this is the part I am proud of.

Instead of waiting and overpaying, India decided to run its own trains first. BEML in Bengaluru got an order to build indigenous high speed trainsets at about 866 crore each, designed to run at 280 kmph.

India will open the line with Indian made trains on the Surat to Vapi stretch around 2027, and bring in the Japanese Shinkansen later.

And the signal system, the thing he is bitter about, India switched from Japan's DS-ATC to the European ETCS Level 2 system.

The same family already used on the Delhi Meerut rapid rail. That is what he means by Japan being excluded from the signal system. India looked at the Japanese option, found it too costly and too slow, and picked a different one.

Now let me be fair, because I cannot be blind just because I am pro India.

He is not lying about everything.

India is genuinely a tough, frustrating negotiator. We change our mind. We push for our own interest till the last minute. We renegotiate things others thought were settled.

To a Japanese official raised on politeness and fixed agreements, this feels like betrayal.

But flip it around and look at it from our seat.

Our job is not to protect Japanese honour. Our job is to get India a bullet train at a fair price, that runs soon, and that builds Indian factories in the process.

On all three, changing course was the right call. Waiting till 2032 and overpaying for imported trains would have been the polite choice. It would also have been the stupid choice.

There is a bigger thing hiding under his frustration, and I think it is the real reason for the anger.

For decades, the deal was simple. Rich countries gave loans and technology, and poorer countries said thank you and bought whatever came bundled with it.

You took the money, you took their trains, you did not argue.

India argued. India took the loan, then insisted on its own trains, its own signal system, its own factories getting the work. We used their money to build our capability instead of just renting theirs.

That is what stings them. Not that we were reckless. That we refused to stay the junior partner in our own project.

I will give the Japanese side genuine credit.

Their engineering is world class. In 60 years, the Shinkansen has never had a passenger death from a derailment or collision.

That safety record is worth respecting. Their frustration with our chaos is also probably fair on a human level. Working with India can be maddening. Anyone who has managed an Indian project knows this.

For me, the real issue is what’s in it for our country.

India has the track. India is building its own trains for it. India picked its own signal system.

India got a 50 year loan at almost zero interest. And India will still get the Shinkansen later, on better terms than the original bundle.

If that is what Indian recklessness produces, I will take it every single time.

Be tough. Be a nightmare to negotiate with. Just make sure the country wins at the end of it. :)

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@Dear_Men_Life Art isn't complete without politics - so it is okay to ban artists from terrorist nations?

[Ayo 🦅🔥 @tfbvngz]

Men go through a lot too 💔🥺

[Tathvam-asi @tathvamasi6]

Heatwave in Europe is due to El Niño.

Heatwave in India is due to Modi, Adani and Nicobar Project.

Expose their mindset by resharing max.

[The Khel India @TheKhelIndia]

WOOOOOOAHHH, HOW DID HE DO THAT??? 🤯

SARVESH KUSHARE JUST BROKE THE NATIONAL RECORD IN MEN'S HIGH JUMP - 2.31M

- First India ever to cross 2.30m mark 🇮🇳🔥

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@NalinisKitchen Even if Ketan wanted to go, does that give Siya right to kill??

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@PrimeVolley @volleyballworld Love how soon after beating Bahrain, feed is filling with volleyball edits.

Have always loved the sport, played in school but could not continue it. Now I can watch my nation performing well

[Navin Mittal @NavinSports]

As always happens when India Wins against higher ranked sides !!

Again Same question is being asked that was it Full strength squad of Bahrain !!

By asking such questions you are literally making Joke of our incredible hardworking indian players and our coaching staff !!

Ab kya hi bolu isse jyada to !!

All teams have Full strength squad here only please don't show your stupidity to ask same stupid question every time !!

Accept the fact that our boys as of now are on Fire 🔥 !!
Don't doubt on their talent !!

#IndianVolleyball

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@VijayGajeraO Driving in wrong lane, jumping red lights - private cars and public transport alike🤦🏻‍♂️

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@VVipinpatel Video tejas ki speed ki thi but logo ki civic sense and traffice rule violation dikh gya.. thodi der ka wait nhi h aur agar wait kr rhe h toh aane wale traffic ki lane m khade ho gye h

[Ajay Jadeja @AjayJadeja171]

When everyone was busy watching Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and India A hammering Sri Lanka A, Our Indian Women's Hockey Team defeated New Zealand by 2-0 in the Finals of Nations Cup 💥

With this win, Our Women's have Qualified for the FIH Women's Pro League 👏

[𝕂 🕊️ @ItzKadir82]

Probably the most successful under 19 batch that changed the cricket.

[lolflix @lolflix_]

Unexpected Collab 😂🤣

[SportsClaus @sportsclaus]

🚨 VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI COACH ON HIS FIGHT🚨

🎙️ “I have been coaching Vaibhav Suryavanshi since he was seven years old, and I know his character very well. People are judging him without knowing what actually happened. I spoke to Vaibhav last night, and he told me that the Sri Lankan players were constantly abusing him throughout the match and even made personal remarks about him. He remained calm for a long time, but everyone has a limit. His reaction came after repeated provocation. Instead of criticizing him, we should stand by him and understand the full story before passing judgment.”

[Aarav @Kohli_philic]

How do I explain to a non-cricket fan that this match was won by RCB, not SRH 😭

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@up_10t_army Top notch aesthetics!!❤️😍

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@AmazonHelp You have shared link to customer support page - I have already been through that. Spent over 5 hours with no resolution. You have not provided me with anything special

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@amazonIN a worthless company. They take orders but dont fulfill it. The customer service is absolutely horrondous.

I also have voice recording of their unethical business practice. #ConsumerComplaint #JagoGrahakJago @jagograhakjago @DelhiPolice @gupta_rekha @nch1915

[Anshul Garg @KnowAnshul]

@AmazonHelp I have been in touch with your customer support team who have - cut calls abruptly, ended chat support without providing resolution, and keep transferring me to different people none of whom have solution