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Long relegated to second place behind China, Asia’s economic leader, there are clear indications that India is on the verge of a dramatic growth phase, according to analysts from the international investment bank, Credit Suisse. “India looks to be firing at last,” was one of the headings in the bank’s report which also contained a warning for international mining companies hoping to sell bulk materials, such as iron ore and coal, to the country. Self-sufficiency, which has long been a political objective in India, appears to be developing in bulk commodities with distribution problems that have dogged coal and iron ore being overcome. Piles of coal stand near a rail yard at the coal-fired NTPC Ltd. Badarpur Thermal Power Station in Badarpur, Delhi, India. Photographer: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg The aim of the week-long visit by the Credit Suisse team was to see whether commodity intensive growth has started in India. The answer was positive, but with a mixed outloo