If Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to fly to space in 1984, were to travel to space once again, the view of India's night-time lights would leave him transfixed. Night-time lights as seen from ...

The iconic Bullet Train project in India, for instance, is being built on a 50-year loan of Rs 88,000 crore at just 1% interest – with repayments starting only after 15 years.