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FROM SCALE TO STRATEGY:
Construction’s Defining Year Ahead — 2026
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themes, reflecting a shared recognition that the next phase of infrastructure
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Align Projects with National Infrastructure Priorities: India’s sustained The information on products and projects on
infrastructure push — spanning transport corridors, urban mobility, logistics, offer is being provided for the reference of the
and energy transition — continues to anchor long-term demand. Equipment readers. However, readers are cautioned to
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