India could be approaching a decade of unusually strong investment and economic expansion, according to Prem Watsa, the founder and chairman of Fairfax Financial Holdings. Watsa, often described as the “Warren Buffett of Canada,” has expressed optimism that India could experience an investment boom comparable in scale to China’s rise over previous decades. His view reflects confidence in India’s …
A pothole in Bengaluru is easy to notice. A damaged road can shake a car, throw a two-wheeler off balance, damage a tyre or force a driver into another lane. What is much harder for an ordinary commuter is figuring out what happens after the pothole is noticed. Who built the road? Which contract covered that stretch? Is the road still under a maintenance or defect-liability period? Which contract…
India's railway network is often associated with passenger trains. Every day, millions of people travel by rail for work, education, business, family visits and long-distance journeys. But Indian Railways is also one of the country's most important freight transportation systems. Coal, cement, food grains, fertilisers, steel, containers and other goods move across the country by rail. For decades…
For several years, India's economic growth story has had one very visible engine behind it: government spending on infrastructure and public investment. Roads, railways, airports, highways, digital infrastructure, logistics networks and other large projects have helped keep economic activity moving even when the global environment has been uncertain. Now another part of the economy appears to be …
