As airport security took centrestage in aviation after the 9/11 and other forms of terror attacks, Inderjit Singh says a national security infrastructure is now a pre-requisite to growth.Of the Rs 650,000 crore that the Indian government has budgeted in 2011-12 towards transportation, Rs 70,000 crore is budgeted for the development of greenfield airports and upgrade of existing airports and a major portion of it would be from the private sector, financial institutions and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
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Wanted: Double-engine pull!
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Power packed investments for TN
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Singapore investments for DMIC
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