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Iran Threatens to Cancel Indian Rail Contract

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Iran may call of talks with the Ashok Leyland Project Services Ltd. and Indian Railways consortium.  Iran is threathening signing a contract with a Chinese firm to build a rail link due to project delay and cost over-run.  Iran has only 6,000 km of railways.  

Status

  • Current Status:
  • Discussion Date: Sun, 2008-09-07
  • Contract Date:
  • Completion Date:

Citation

1. "Iran may Replace Indian-Led Consortium with Chinese Firm", Fars News Agency, November 7, 2008, Available at http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8708170972.

2. "Iran May Replace Hinduja-led Consortium with Chinese Firm", Live Mint, 6 November 2008, Available at http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/06225404/Iran-may-replace-Hindujaled-c.html.

All projects by Ashok Leyland Project Services Ltd., India Railways