I saw this coming. The deliberate destruction of the Indian railways was shocking. As the luxury bullshit lines Modi touted found no consumers since that class, which is his base, flies instead, the strategy seems to have been to erode this vital public service instead. They will privatize it soon.

It will start with freight which is profit-making which will only make the railways seem more of a loss for the public, accelerating privatization. It’s also a massive setback from the point of view of our climate goals. Affordable mass transportation in a country our size is of global importance.