In this conversation, I discuss the rise of railway diplomacy with Chitresh Shrivastva. We discuss the implications of railway diplomacy, compare China and Japanese railway competition, consider at India’s rail interests, look at how rail facilitates socio-economic integration, consider the global challenges to railway diplomacy and the impact of the pandemic, among many more topics.
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Chitresh Shrivastva is the Founder of the Transport Review Forum, an emerging think-and-do-tank that provides interdisciplinary solutions to policymakers and stakeholders on public transport policy. He is also Head of Railway Policy at Youth Policy Review and an Adjunct Professor at Christ Deemed to be University in Delhi. Chitresh is a independent railway policy analyst and a prolific writer who has published analysis on the topic for Harvard Economics Review, Oxford India Forum, Global Railway Review and many other publications. You can find out more about his work at chitreshontrack.weebly.com. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn.
Policy People Podcast: Tracking Rail Diplomacy with Chitresh Shrivastva