Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, along with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will in a short while from now launch work on India's first Bullet train from Gujarat's Ahmedabad to Mumbai. The 508 km high-speed rail link is seen as a centrepiece of PM Modi's efforts to demonstrate India's capability to build high-tech projects. The project is also symbolic of New Delhi and Tokyo's close ties to combat China's growing regional influence.