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50%<br />

Figure 14.6: Share of Gross Capital Formation in GDP in China,<br />

India and Japan<br />

40%<br />

30%<br />

20%<br />

10%<br />

0%<br />

China India Japan*<br />

2000 2005<br />

* Second column refers to share in 2004.<br />

Source: <strong>World</strong> Development Indicators database, available at http://devdata.worldbank.org.<br />

Infrastructure improvements are needed to underpin productivity gains in all<br />

sectors. Limitations exist today in roads, ports, power plants and transmission and<br />

distribution systems. The government is addressing the constraint in the transport<br />

sector. The Golden Quadrilateral Highway, which the National Highways<br />

Authority of India estimated to be about 95% complete in July <strong>2007</strong>, will connect<br />

Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai. The north-south and east-west corridors<br />

will be further improved by roads connecting Srinagar in the north to<br />

Kanyakumari in the south and by a spur from Salem in the south-east to<br />

Porbander in the west. The new facilities will reduce travel times, open up villages<br />

and contribute to rural-urban migration. The system will also promote local<br />

economic development by attracting business activity along the route.<br />

14<br />

Private-Sector and Foreign Investment<br />

India’s economic growth rests, to a large extent, on a vibrant private sector,<br />

particularly in telecommunications, aviation and software. The role of the private<br />

sector is expected to continue to expand. The dynamism of India’s private sector<br />

is visible in overseas direct investment (ODI), which is developing rapidly. From<br />

just $509 million in 2000, ODI grew to nearly $1.4 billion in 2005. 12<br />

Liberalisation of investment requirements by the Reserve Bank of India is the<br />

main driver. ODI is concentrated in information technology, software and<br />

pharmaceuticals, sectors in which the private sector established itself first within<br />

India and in which it has a large comparative advantage. However, ODI has<br />

12. See Figure 3.5 in Chapter 3 for a comparison of ODI and FDI in India and other countries.<br />

Chapter 14 – Political, Economic and Demographic Context 439

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