India calls itself a nuclear power and a space power, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to add economic power to that list. This DW film looks at the infrastructure push behind that ambition, including a National Infrastructure Pipeline valued at around 1.4 trillion dollars covering roughly 9,000 projects, and a planned 11 percent rise in infrastructure spending with 134 billion dollars earmarked for 2024/2025. Business leaders and billionaires describe a country positioning itself as an alternative to China for Western investors wary of the current geopolitical climate. A former Indian ambassador and economists from inside and outside the country give the film its competing voices, weighing the boom against devastating inequality, weak education systems, and a labor market straining to absorb the millions of young workers entering it each year. The film moves between government offices, business leaders, and critical economists rather than settling on one verdict, asking whether India can finally shed the legacy of its colonial history and become a dependable partner for the West.