Delhi’s power move is marrying millennia of spectacle with a future-looking growth engine. The city’s icons – Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, the Red Fort and Akshardham among them – keep Delhi firmly in the global Top 5 for Sights & Landmarks, and its charged calendar of religious, national and cultural festivals drives Top 10 finishes for Facebook Check-ins (#7), Instagram Posts (#8) and Google Trends (#10). Family-Friendly Attractions rank #10, including upgraded Sabarmati-style riverfront promenades: no wonder the city ranks an impressive #23 in our overall Lovability index. Business is just as kinetic. Delhi’s corporate heft (#12 Large Companies) and a deep, diversified deal flow (#12 Business Ecosystem) are concentrated across the region: Aerocity’s office-and-dining hub keeps expanding, while Gurugram and Noida add Grade-A towers and built-to-suit tech space. Hyperscale data-center pipelines in Noida/Greater Noida continue to attract U.S. and Asia-Pacific capital in 2025, tailwinds for cloud, fintech and automotive software suppliers.
Connectivity is the force multiplier. The much-delayed Noida International Airport (Jewar) targets initial operations in 2025, adding a southern air gate to the region and boosting #64-ranked Indira Gandhi International. More than 600 miles of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway have opened and new segments follow, tightening logistics. The 50 mile RAPIDX Delhi–Meerut line begins staged service in 2025.