Cost of Capital in India = 2.5 ℅
Cost of Capital, OECD = - O.5 ℅
Above are govt. rates. Real capital can be as high as 9-12 ℅.
Govt. of India is the # 1 customer of Indian capital, and thus Indian banks and financial institutions don't care a hoot about the retail, end-user, Common Man Indian customer.
India being a true friend democracy, govt. prefers ' insider ' deals re. mega projects like the approx. $ 100 Billion Delhi NCR metro, Delhi-Mumbai mega corridor etc.
Modi govt. is working on accessing Global capital markets like former govt. Masala Bonds on London Stock Exchange.
- They can call them ... hehe ... Incredible India bonds for all I care, point is when the govt. flips the local capital market for much cheaper Global capital markets, it will do a 1-2 ka 4 all around
Pent up Indian demand means all Globally funded mega projects are likely rainmakers.
Witness for eg. the madness of bids for independent India's first Mumbai or Delhi airports. Most South Indian cities got mega private airports a decade ago.
Summarily, Adani Construction is bidding for the Delhi, Bombay.
Alternatively, India's ex-im trade has balanced for many yrs. unknown to many because the figures hide $ 10 Billion. All figures are approx., monthly exports are $ 25 Billion Vs. imports at $ 35 Billion, packing $ 10 Billion in crude oil import.
The crude is refined in India, even re-exported; but the refined crude is sold in local currency to Indians at a juicy premium and taxed to the max. This is the govt.'s Golden Goose in revenue terms.
The world beating solar power parks, mammoth natural gas finds in the Bay of Bengal and the govt.'s e-vehicle thrust will take India out of the energy import market, in the next 10 yrs.