{
  "id": 4667941,
  "title": "Traditional Ratings Miss Infrastructure Value, India Needs Wider Lens: Gautam Adani",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/traditional-ratings-miss-infrastructure-value-india-needs-wider-lens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:31:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/traditional-ratings-miss-infrastructure-value-india-needs-wider-lens-gautam-adani"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 31: Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, has called for a new credit framework to better assess the value of large-scale infrastructure projects in India. Speaking at the Infrastructure Landscape: Vision for Viksit Bharat Conclave, Adani argued that traditional rating models may not fully capture the economic value of India's evolving infrastructure landscape. Traditional rating frameworks, he said, often fail to account for the ecosystem effects, multiplier value and strategic benefits of large infrastructure platforms. Examples he cited include the Mundra port in Gujarat and the Vizhinjam port in Kerala, which have beyond their role as standalone assets to create new demand, ecosystems and capabilities. Adani urged for the development of a comprehensive credit framework for integrated platform infrastructure, urging CareEdge to take the lead.",
  "summary": "Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 31: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Monday called for a new credit framework to assess large infrastructure projects that can create wider economic ecosystems, saying traditional rating models may not fully capture the value of India's changing infrastructure landscape. Speaking at 'Infrastructure Landscape: Vision for Viksit Bharat' Conclave hosted by…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}