By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS

MUMBAI, India - This country's project to build the world's cheapest car has driven into a quintessentially Indian ditch.

On Tuesday, the automaker Tata Motors said that political protests over land had compelled it to stop building the plant in eastern India for its much-awaited Nano model. The car was scheduled to go on sale next month for 100,000 rupees, or about $2,250, less than the cost of the optional surround sound system and DVD player on the Lexus LX 570 sport utility vehicle.

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