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The thing that derailed this thread is posters who were posting OT posts.
The Point I was trying to make (which was quickly derailed by several posters, mostly Indian, and became a cluster-f*ck of sorts) was how Indian Urban Rapid Transit technology was not even matured enough for their own use given how little time they have had developing it and definitely not matured enough for export to a first-time MRTS buyer like Bangladesh.
In fact the Mumbai Metro which was recently commissioned validated my point in getting Chinese rolling stock through Reliance Infrastructures which is a private sector initiative that built Mumbai Metro.
There were several Multi-Billion dollar projects that were built and are being mooted in Bangladesh and none of these projects had Indian involvement.
The huge JMB project had SAMWHAN HYUNDAI as the contractor and smaller projects have Chinese contractors. Indians either don't have expertise or aren't competitive enough.
Plus BEML is one of the largest a defense product manufacturer in India. I don't think the Bangladesh Govt. should support an organization with its taxpayer money which,
a. Is a competitor to Bangladeshi defense products and,
b. Would manufacture products that would be used against Bangladeshi soldiers or civilians during any conflict if that ever occurs.
And the point we were trying to make is that the Indians have more than enough expertise and they are competitive enough to successfully & efficiently build that small metro rail project in Bangladesh. Rest is Bangladesh government's call and they are free to take it without spreading any BS propaganda like you did here.