India has an impressive network of transport system comprising of rail, road, ship, inland waterway, air etc.
The network has expanded rapidly since independence (1947)
Today, India a network of 63,518 km Railways, 3,319,644 Km highways, and 16,180 Km waterways
The growth, though impressive, could not keep pace with India's rapidly growing domestic and international trade, leading to bottleneck in
infrastructure sector
As a result, growth of Indian foreign trade suffered to some extent, particularly in the 1990s
Govt of India, aware of the shortcoming, has taken a number of steps including a liberal regime for foreign multinational investment in infrastructure sector
An ambitious plan to connect all major Indian cities through a national grid of 4-lane interstate highways (Golden Quadrilateral) is under implementation
Another highlight is Govt incentive for massive private and and multinational investment in port development
The new millennium signals a new era in Indian export when increasing liberalization and globalization, advent of Internet and e-commerce, helpful Govt Policy, entry of large number of multinational companies, foreign investment and host of other favourable factors are going to make India surge ahead in international trade
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