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Roads, Railways, Airports, Metros and Waterways · indicator 25

Cargo handled by all Indian ports

Modi ahead

No comparable cross-country series exists for this measure, so no synthetic counterfactual can be estimated. The verdict here compares observed Indian figures over time — a weaker basis than the estimated indicators.

2014

973

baseline

2026

1668

latest observed

Change

+72%

2014 vs latest observed

What this measures

Cargo handled by all Indian ports, in million tonnes. A rising number is an improvement. Reported by Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways / PIB.

It stood at 973 in 2014, and under Modi’s current India reached 1668 by 2026 — a rise of 72%. That is an improvement against India’s pre-2014 figure.

No comparison country reports an equivalent series, so there is no Rahul's India to compare against. This is a before-and-after reading, not a treatment effect.

Decade totals

million tonnes · Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways / PIB

Why no counterfactual

port cargo tonnes -> container port traffic TEU

Observation quality

2010
850

Comparable observation for the requested year · FY2009-10

2014
973

Comparable observation for the requested year · FY2013-14

2024
1540

Comparable observation for the requested year · FY2023-24

2026
1668

Comparable observation for the requested year · FY2025-26

The counterfactual is 'India without the 2014 structural break', estimated from comparator countries. It is not a forecast of any individual's policies.