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India’s infrastructure challenge shifts from raising capital to making projects investable

The opportunity lies in aligning capital, risk and delivery

India’s infrastructure ambitions are expanding across digital infrastructure, energy, mobility, transportation and social infrastructure. At the same time, physical and digital systems are becoming increasingly interconnected, changing how infrastructure needs to be planned, financed, delivered, operated and protected.

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India’s infrastructure opportunity is becoming more connected

Infrastructure is increasingly operating as a connected system, with digital capabilities supporting physical assets and critical infrastructure becoming more dependent on data, connectivity and technology. This is creating new opportunities for India to use technology to improve infrastructure planning, delivery and operations while strengthening resilience.

Deloitte’s 2026 Future of Infrastructure Survey explores how infrastructure leaders are responding to these changes. The India findings highlight a strong focus on investment, digital adoption, cybersecurity and new sources of capital, alongside challenges around regulation, private-sector participation and project financing.

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Strengthening the foundations for infrastructure delivery

Capital alone does not determine whether infrastructure gets built. Regulatory processes, institutional capacity and technology capabilities also shape the pace and scale of delivery.

Simplifying the delivery environment

42% of Indian respondents identify complex policies, regulations and permitting as an implementation challenge. Improving coordination and simplifying processes can help reduce friction across infrastructure project lifecycles

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Balancing public and private capabilities

Infrastructure delivery requires coordination across governments, developers, financiers, technology providers and other stakeholders. Clear roles, appropriate risk allocation and stronger project preparation can help translate investment priorities into executable projects

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Digital engineering is becoming more important

71% of Indian respondents believe the public sector needs to modernise infrastructure through digital engineering technologies. Digital capabilities can support planning, design, monitoring and operations across increasingly connected infrastructure systems

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Technology needs to extend beyond individual assets

The convergence of physical and digital infrastructure calls for greater visibility across systems, allowing infrastructure leaders to understand dependencies and coordinate decisions across connected assets and networks

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Building resilient and intelligent infrastructure

: India’s infrastructure priorities are increasingly shaped by cybersecurity, emerging technologies and the need to operate connected systems more effectively.

Cybersecurity is becoming a core infrastructure priority

83% of Indian respondents say public and critical infrastructure needs stronger cyber protection. Indian leaders also expect significant increases in investment in cybersecurity as infrastructure systems become more digitally connected

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Digital infrastructure is gaining investment attention

Indian respondents identify cybersecurity, public Wi-Fi, and data centres and AI infrastructure among areas where increased investment is expected, reflecting the growing role of digital capabilities in the infrastructure landscape

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AI is moving into infrastructure operations

91% of Indian respondents expect advanced technologies such as GenAI, digital twins and predictive analytics to significantly reshape infrastructure and transport operations. AI is increasingly being considered across planning, operations, asset performance and decision-making

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Building the capabilities to scale AI

79% of Indian respondents report investing in AI training and development, while 62% are building AI roadmaps and 54% are strengthening data quality and management. These foundations will be important to moving AI from individual use cases to broader infrastructure operations

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