在与日本合作启动十年后，印度的首条高铁至今仍未运送过一名乘客，该项目如今陷入了各方互相指责的僵局。
India’s first bullet train is yet to transport a single passenger 10 years after the joint project with Japan broke ground, as the undertaking devolves into sniping and recriminations.
预计该线路将于明年夏季开通，不过届时运行的将是速度较慢的列车，且无法达到原计划的316英里里程。
The route is expected to come into service next summer, albeit using slower trains that won’t cover the planned 316 miles. While a former Japanese minister said the delays are “100 per cent the fault of the Indian side,” unforeseen difficulties arising from COVID and land acquisition also derailed the initiative, the International High-Speed Rail Association’s head told The Indian Express.
国际高速铁路协会负责人向《印度快报》透露，虽然一位日本前部长称延误“完全是印度方面的责任”，但新冠疫情以及征地过程中出现的意外困难同样导致了项目受阻。
Despite tensions, Tokyo and New Delhi remain mostly aligned, an Indian diplomat told the Financial Times: “The velocity of the bilateral relation is faster than the velocity of the high-speed rail project.”
一位印度外交官对《金融时报》表示，尽管存在这些紧张态势，东京与新德里的关系总体上依然和谐：“两国关系的进展速度要快于高铁项目的推进速度。”——布伦丹·鲁贝里
— Brendan Ruberry