If you’ve ever driven down Mumbai’s JVLR (Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road) or glanced out from a local train just before Bhandup station, you’ve probably spotted it—a massive, eerie structure looming in the distance. No lights flicker at night, no cars zip in or out, just a dust-covered skeleton of what was meant to be a 316-room five-star hotel: The Chedi Mumbai. Plagued by defense disputes,...