India's capital allocation story has become increasingly imbalanced. Since 2016, public sector investment has increased because of large infrastructure projects, but private corporate capital spending has not caught up . From FY2020 to FY2024, government capital expenditures (capex) went up by 38.8% in total, but private gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) fell to about a 3rd of the GDP in 2024. Illustration by The Geostrata Companies have a lot of cash on their balance s