The recent Q2 growth figures, with GDP growth at 8.4%, show that India may be on the path to economic recovery. While experts can debate if its pace is mainly due to a narrow base, what should concern everyone is whether the galloping Omicron strain of the coronavirus has the potential of causing huge economic uncertainty.
In all this uncertainty, infrastructure can be the driver of growth and economic recovery in 2022 for India. John F Kennedy had once said, ‘American roads are not good because America is rich, but America is rich because American roads are good.’ This applies equally to India. For, good infrastructure can rev up growth, improve lives and increase influence.
