India’s FTAs are diversifying exports, drawing manufacturing investment, and weaving supply chains into global value chains, writes Vikash Khatri. Global trade is governed by a multi-layered system of international rules, national laws and commercial practices. International rules, mostly defined by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), provide only a baseline, covering discriminatory practices, subsidies, tariffs and...
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Digital Oilfield’s Network Frontier
The network is no longer a utility to be procured cheaply; it is a strategic asset demanding the same rigour as any critical system, argues Pankaj Pareek. The energy industry is in the midst of its most consequential transformation since the discovery of offshore drilling. With autonomous sensors, AI‑driven predictive maintenance, remote operations centres, and...
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Capital Pathways to Infrastructure
As India unlocks diverse capital pathways to fuel infrastructure growth, broaden investor participation, and strengthen the foundations of its next economic phase, the financial sector must match this mission, Arka Mookerjee and Soumitra Majumdar affirm. Finance is the fuel for growth. As India seeks to sustain high levels of sustainable economic growth and infrastructure development,...
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DHL Express is ready for India’s scale and complexity
Four months after launching its Heavyweight Express service for India’s manufacturing sector, Infrastructure Today’s Manish Pant spoke with Sandeep Juneja, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, DHL Express India, about the company’s roadmap in the world’s fastest‑growing major economy. While the ongoing West Asia conflict has added uncertainty to global supply chains, Juneja remains optimistic...
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India is a centre for unique, high‑value workplaces
The Central Government wants India to emerge as the world’s office through the rapid growth of Global Competency Centres (GCCs), and Paul Marshall, CEO Asia, Unispace, agrees. In a candid conversation with Infrastructure Today’s Manish Pant, the regional head of the global workplace strategy, interior design and construction firm outlines India’s advantages compared to China’s...
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We’re evolving into a technology-agnostic company
As India’s infrastructure sector braces for a wave of technological disruption, Cummins is repositioning itself for the future. Long synonymous with diesel engines, the company now sees its identity shifting toward being a technology‑agnostic solutions provider. From powering data centres and AI‑driven nodes to advancing batteries, fuel cells and electrolysers, Cummins is broadening its scope...
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ConTech 2026: Building Beyond Blueprints
At ConTech Show 2026 in Mumbai, technology, industry and recognition converged to chart construction’s next phase. Construction technology is moving from experimentation to execution. But for adoption to accelerate, technology must demonstrate where it can solve real problems, deliver measurable value and work on the ground. That was the central conversation at the Construction Technology...
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On Fast Tracks to Viksit Bharat
Indian Railways’ decade‑long transformation converged with strategies for its next leap at the Infrastructure Today Railway Conclave in New Delhi. Indian Railways is entering a defining chapter of transition, marked by unprecedented investment, technological innovation, and a renewed emphasis on self‑reliance. With capital outlay at an all‑time high, the national transporter is accelerating construction across...
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The Techno-Structure Imperative
Technology is making India’s infrastructure smarter, safer, and more resilient, while forcing a fundamental rethink of how projects are planned, built, and managed, writes Manish Pant. On August 26, India’s northeastern neighbour Nepal was wracked by flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse and ice‑rock avalanche in the ecologically fragile Himalayas near the Langtang range....
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From Learning to Building: Knowledge as the New Foundation for Growth
MSP Steel is empowering contractors and construction professionals with knowledge, training and practical solutions beyond the job site. For decades, the construction industry has been defined by what it builds: stronger structures, taller skylines and more enduring infrastructure. But behind every successful project lies something less visible and equally critical: knowledge. As construction grows more...