China and India, are moving along the path of economic growth. While China is growing at a hurried pace, India is lagging way behind. The difference is most glaring in the infrastructure sector, which has had its effect on other areas of the economy as well. China's focus is basically on the manufacturing sector and it realized early the importance of good infrastructure early. Its investment in basic infrastructure is huge and continues to this day. In India, the cost of most of the infrastructure facilities and services is 50 - 100% higher when compared to that of China. The study concludes that for India, without developing proper infrastructure facilities, it will be difficult to continue in the growth trajectory that India has set for itself.

The pace of growth is, on an average, 2-2.5 times higher in China when compared to India's, with the possible exceptions being IT software and population. Table 1 furnishes details of pace of growth in the two countries.In 1982, China's per capita GDP of US$275 was marginally lower than India's US$280 (in nominal dollars). By 2003, China's per capita income rose to US$1,086, twice that of India. China's share in global goods and services trade has vaulted to 5.2%, as against 0.9% of India. The difference is most glaring in the infrastructure sector.China's focus is basically on manufacturing sector and it realized early the importance of good infrastructure. The investment in the basic infrastructure is huge and continues to this day. In 2003, China spent around US$260 bn in comparison to India's paltry US$31 bn.

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