Nepal revives railways as China, India vye for influence

Three years after its last train hit the buffers, landlocked Nepal is building a new railway network to boost its ailing economy -- helped by the rivalry between its powerful neighbours, China and India.The railway to India was a lifeline for the small southern frontier town of Janakpur, used to import everything from sweets to clothes and cosmetics and fuelling a vibrant border economy.Now it is being rebuilt with Indian backing, one of three new rail lines -- one funded by China in the north a