new delhi/tokyo japan prime minister shinzo abe lay foundation stone india first bullet train prime minister narendra modi home state week tighten tie days new delhi end dangerous military confrontation china move abe start two-day visit india wednesday highlight early lead japan sector chinese also try secure foothold without much success modi make 500-km- 311-mile- long high-speed rail link financial hub mumbai industrial city ahmedabad western gujarat centerpiece efforts showcase india ability build cutting-edge infrastructure leaders launch start work line thursday india railways ministry say statement technology revolutionize transform transport sector say railways minister piyush goyal welcome prospect growth bring japan high-speed shinkansen technology tokyo japanese foreign ministry official tell reporters would like support make india much possible refer modi signature policy lure investors manufacture want beyond mumbai-ahmedabad line achieve economies scale india would make all-out efforts complete line august 2022 year early plan government say week japan provide 81 percent fund 1.08-trillion-rupee 16.9-billion project 50-year loan 0.1 percent annual interest tie india japan blossom modi abe increasingly see eye-to-eye counter grow chinese assertiveness across asia japanese investment india surge areas range automotives infrastructure remote northeast make tokyo third-largest foreign direct investor india japan also try move forward plan new delhi buy japanese amphibious aircraft shinmaywa industries us-2 would one tokyo first arm transfer since end self-imposed embargo tokyo hop gain head start rival exporters rail technology china germany company able dominate business one promise market high-speed rail equipment 2015 china contract assess feasibility high-speed link delhi mumbai part network 10,000 km 6,214 miles track india want set little progress make bullet train critics say fund would far good spend modernize india slow rickety state-controlled rail system world fourth large 15-billion safety overhaul hit delay state steel firm prove unable fill demand new rail japan 's abe launch 17-billion indian bullet train project tie deepen