GMR entered the Maldives after realising the lack of potential in India for large airport projects. The relatively new global infrastructure is reportedly not insured against political risk—only to find itself stranded after a government change in that country.Pro China sentiments along with commercial disputes used by some extremists and political parties in Maldives have provoked anti-India sentiments which resulted in GMR’s Male airport confl ict.

After announcing the launch of its own airline, Air Kerala, the Kerala government is now looking at picking up an equity stake in the upcoming greenfield international airport at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district of the state.

To invest in the road assets of Bangalore-based diversified conglomerate GMR Group, Malaysian sovereign fund Khazanah and SBI Macquarie have emerged as potential investors.

Is the government going slow on PPP projects? More infrastructure projects are being commissioned in the country on EPC

Which do we prefer—that projects are systematically completed in time within costs, or that they thrive under a bright leader who can transform it beyond what it is meant to be?

Learning from past infrastructure projects has swelled into a large set of dos and don’ts, but operational problems are routinely taken up by the country’s chief executive.

The proposed Rs 4,320-crore LNG terminal to be set up by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at Ennore Port in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) may be completed by March 2016.

Exploration companies have frequently found that governments in mineral-rich countries and states promise much higher yields than are actually available, writes A Shivkamal, and explains how GIS mapping can help with accuracy and also stem illegal mining.

The progress of Indian airports from aero- to non-aero-heavy revenue model may happen sooner than we thought. On the one hand Indian airports that are finally looking world-class even lavish and opulent, some say while airlines are cutting themselves down to size and not thinking beyond low-cost.