Vinayak Chatterjee

Confidence in India's logistics cost: The story of economic transition

A credible nationwide study overturns the 13-14 percent narrative, shows India now on par with advanced economies, and sets the stage for deeper multimodal reforms

Project choice key for Urban Challenge Fund and future of Indian cities

Closely linked to real estate redevelopment is mobility, and the UCF's transport projects should complement rather than duplicate existing corridors

Next game changer: High-speed rail may add ₹60 trn to economy in 15 years

For decades, traditional trains have been India's arteries, moving over 23 million passengers daily along with vital freight

Shaping the Urban Challenge Fund: Seven steps to strengthen delivery

Making cities engines of growth will take more than money. Here are seven steps to strengthen the delivery of the Budget's Urban Challenge Fund

Coal, clean air, and a welcome resolution on India's emission norms

The changes to India's policy on emissions from coal plants are not a rollback - but a confident assertion of regulatory maturity, scientific integrity, and rational national interest

Backed by private capital, India's nuclear energy set for transformation

India's nuclear journey is all set to enter its most transformative phase - that too by inviting private capital to participate in scaling up nuclear power to 100 Gw by 2047

Govt needs to reinterpret viability gap funding for building social infra

Public spending on social infrastructure is constrained by the government's commitment to fiscal consolidation

Flying commutes: Air taxis set for takeoff, but challenges remain

Air taxis could become a reality in India by 2026, but challenges in public acceptance and cost remain

Recasting India's infra ambitions as NIP, NMP near end of their tenure

The National Infrastructure Pipeline and the National Monetisation Pipeline have both reached the end of their tenure and need revitalisation

Move fast on high-speed rail: India must define its own path and strategy

Well, the transformational agenda now is clearly high-speed rail (HSR); and once again, we should be careful not to confuse leapfrogging technology development with elitism

Infra outlays: Key expectations from the Union Budget allocations

l The CMIE data also points to a worrying 57.1 per cent year-on-year decline in the value of government projects completed and a 40 per cent decline in that of the private sector

India's compensatory afforestation efforts need reset, accountability

Poor implementation and data gaps hinder India's push for ecological balance

Time to assess impact of procurement reforms introduced three years ago

Various industry associations and chambers of commerce must stridently demand implementation across all levels and come up with their own impact analysis of these reforms

India should join World Bank's international investment dispute centre

The World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes can assist India in achieving its globalisation goals

Seven ways to make India's smart cities smarter and more efficient

But overall, the requirements of a significant uptick in manufacturing investments remain an ongoing policy challenge

Group taxation regime for infrastructure

Tax consolidation for special purpose vehicles is desirable

Agri-warehousing needs attention

India's growth story remains incomplete without a modern, trustworthy, and efficient agri-warehousing ecosystem backed by an assertive and supportive regulatory environment

RBI's draft provisions create a flutter

The new provisioning norms for infrastructure financing have set the cat amongst the pigeons

Infra visions in manifestos

What is said, or left unsaid, reveals insights on the infra-agenda of political parties

Digital infra: Pushing chips hard

Despite India's growing contribution to end-user demand, the country remains a passive consumer, vulnerable to geopolitical tensions that could disrupt the supply chain