We have designed this port for the future, keeping in mind the volumes of inbound and outbound trade (that) is likely to happen. Our plan is to bring a Valemax-size vessel which can carry 400 thousand tonnes of iron.

There has been little clarity on the subject. The rates of commercial realty are coming down as a direct consequence. However, while the direct buying/selling market has witnessed sharp corrections, the rental office space business has witnessed no change.

Western economies like Europe and the USA are already quite advanced when it comes to infrastructure development compared to the developing countries. In comparison, economies like China, India and rest of Asia are still showing high growth which would require a lot of infrastructure support to back up this growth.

There are many sectors on which we are focusing on like automobiles, petrochemicals, textiles, etc., then now we have this new area, defence, because the government has opened up this sector.

Being one of the leading states in implementing schemes backed by the Centre, Rajasthan is always in the forefront, whether it is for energy efficiency or municipal reforms.

Cloud computing is absolutely the right fit for the Indian economy, purely because a large part of our businesses are in the micro, small and medium service enterprises (MSME) space.

We are almost there both with REIT and InvIT. They have been in the pipeline for quite some time. The government has taken the initiative to come out with proper SEBI regulations, which itself is the very first step towards REITs and InvITs.

The state has a long coastline of 720 km, which is almost 10 per cent of India´s coastline. It´s well connected through 18 National Highways and nearly 6,000 km of the railway network.

Maharashtra is the most industrialised state in the country and is one of the prime movers of India´s success story. Like a true leader, Maharashtra has been showing the way to emulate in fields varying from infrastructure to industrialisation and from education to research.