Claim
In big projects like the Delhi Metro and the bullet train, Japan gave India not only financial assistance but also its technology.
“दिल्ली मेट्रो और बुलेट ट्रेन जैसी बड़ी परियोजनाओं में जापान ने भारत को सिर्फ पैसे की सहायता नहीं दी बल्कि अपनी टेक्नोलॉजी भी दी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Japan, through JICA, has financed every phase of the Delhi Metro since Phase 1 and committed around JPY 1 trillion in soft loans covering ~80-88% of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train cost. In both projects the assistance goes beyond money: JICA agreements explicitly include technology transfer, Japanese Shinkansen technology and rolling stock for the bullet train, dispatch of Japanese experts, and training of Indian engineers. The only minor caveat is that the 'financial assistance' is concessional loans rather than grants, but the claim as stated is substantively correct.
Evidence
- https://www.jica.go.jp/english/overseas/india/information/press/2024/1565716_53431.html JICA press release: ODA loan of INR 4,649 crore for Delhi Metro Phase 4, continuing loans provided since Phase 1; project includes consulting services for design review, construction supervision, and technology transfer. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.jica.go.jp/english/overseas/india/information/press/2023/20231221.html JICA press release: INR 22,627 crore ODA loan (fifth tranche, cumulative ~JPY 1 trillion since 2017) for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, which adopts Japan's Shinkansen technology with Japanese technical assistance and expert deployment. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai%E2%80%93Ahmedabad_high-speed_rail_corridor Confirms JICA funds roughly 80-88% of the bullet train project cost via a ~0.1% interest 50-year soft loan and that Shinkansen (E5-series) technology transfer and training of Indian engineers are part of the agreement. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.railway-technology.com/news/delhi-metro-receives-phase-japan/ Reports Japan's $1.15bn loan for Delhi Metro Phase 4, part of a long-running JICA funding relationship with DMRC across all phases. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403