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Sunday, March 19, 2023

India's Investment in Physical Infrastructure

India is getting an eye-wateringly big transport upgrade
https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/03/13/india-is-getting-an-eye-wateringly-big-transport-upgrade
Long known for its interminable, rattling train journeys, snarled roads and grotty airports, the country is experiencing an infrastructural makeover on a scale unprecedented outside China. It will transform Indians’ ability to travel, by rail, road and air; and thus to intermingle and do business. The government of Narendra Modi hopes it will remove one of the biggest constraints on the rapid economic growth that India desperately needs in order to meet the aspirations of its young, fast-growing population. 

Investcorp Joins Global Funds in Betting on Indian Warehouses
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-16/india-warehouses-investcorp-panattoni-join-global-funds-in-logistics-bets
Logistics sector is booming amid Modi’s manufacturing push