Srinagar, Dec. 28 -- 2025 stands as a defining chapter in India's development journey. Across every dimension of infrastructure: rail, road, aviation, maritime, and digital, this year marked the convergence of India's development ambitions into tangible reality for hundreds of millions of citizens. From the remotest frontiers to the country's largest urban hubs, connectivity deepened, distances shrank, and aspirations found steel, concrete and track beneath them.

The government's capital investment outlay for infrastructure has surged to Rs.11.21 lakh crore (approximately $128.64 billion USD) in FY 2025-26, accounting for 3.1% of GDP, while India is projected to add $1 trillion to its GDP every 12-18 months through 2047. Infrastructure h...