Abstract

Infrastructure is a country’s bedrock of economic, social and human development. It is also inextricably linked with the country’s overall security at the borders. The network of roads and transport, ease of movement and communications, energy and water security, cyber security for guarding against data attacks, etc., all are integral for a country’s overall security architecture. Globally, infrastructure is the key differentiator for a country’s investment attractiveness, productivity, sustained and rapid growth, levels of poverty, human indices, capacity to deal with emergencies or disasters, resilience and confidence. In this article we attempt to gauge India’s Infrastructure quotient in various spheres and recent initiatives.