This Welcome to the year of the elections! In this issue, we have endeavoured to examine what the year holds for the infrastructure industry. There seems to be optimism in the air.
Recently, the industry unequivocally hailed Congress Vice President Rahul GandhiĆĀ“s speech at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) last month. Gripping, pointed and purposeful, GandhiĆĀ“s oratory skills looked transformed. Unlike most politiciansĆĀ“ and most industrialistsĆĀ“, his vision is a mix of short- and long-

