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Indian infrastructure
India’s principal advantage of a large, low-cost labour force is eroded by high charges for sub-standard power and transport services. Large companies can get by, but it is the small and medium sized ones that create the jobs and the rural poor who elect the government. - -
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An urgent and moral imperative
Failure to get infrastructure right will cost the Congress-led coalition almost any hope of fulfilling its other goals, writes Jo Johnson.
Tourism: Setting sights on the mid-range traveller
Anita Jain considers efforts to fill the void for visitors who want more than the basics without the trappings of luxury.
Water: Paying the price for years of neglect
Victor Mallet reports on the downside of Chennai’s headlong growth, typical of many an Asian boom town.
Ports: Aggressive bidding driven by pace of growth
DP World/P&O is under pressure because of its market dominance.
Interview: Sunil Bharti Mittal
Jo Johnson speaks to Sunil Bharti Mittal, one of India’s richest men, on hopes for a green revolution
Railways: The shift from socialism has ‘passed us by’
The low share of goods carried by rail scarcely reflects its extraordinary potential at the heart of the country’s transport infrastructure, writes Khozem Merchant.
Profile: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar is seen as a counterweight to the status quo.
Aviation: Operating from below the curve
Anita Jain reports on efforts to modernise the industry to cope with the huge growth of air travel after years of under-investment.
Power: Ace cards in new energy policy
Khozem Merchant reports on the ‘shell companies’ addressing the lessons of a disappointing decade.
Telecoms: Countryside brimming with potential
Costly groundwork associated with rural areas is putting off mobile carriers off, writes Anita Jain.
