It's Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

I'm Albert Moeller, and this is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from

a Christian world view.

India was once a part of the British Empire.

It has been independent since about the midpoint of the 20th century.

It is now considered to be the world's most populous nation in terms just to the size

of its population.

It also is a place with an infrastructure, much of which was begun under the conditions

of the British Empire, some of which has been expanded, some of which has been radically

modernized, but much of which has not.

And one of the sad headlines coming to its recent days is a massive death toll from the

collision of two trains, and by the way, eventually the involvement of a third as well.

As of last night, it's expected that the death toll would be right about 300 and might

possibly rise.

It is, and this is something also rather ominous when you think about it, it's reported

as one of the most deadly train collisions in India in recent history, which tells you

there have been many collisions of trains over the course of India's long history, and

its long history with trains, and its massive population.

You're looking at the fact that it is estimated that 8 billion train rides happen in India

every year.

That's 8 billion.

That is such a massive number.

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