2021 has reinforced the role of planned industrial eco-systems in ensuring essential business operations and continued global supply chain activity.  Designed to be agile, flexible, secure and resilient, industrial cities and parks across India tackled the Covid challenge by leveraging operational knowledge and existing collaboration networks with multiple stakeholder communities (government, customers, national agencies, state industrial bodies, employees, vendors, contractors and local communities). These industrial parks and integrated cities have continued to churn products and services right through India’s lockdown, even as employees and residents were able to derive the benefits of a self-sufficient, independent operating ecosystem.   Traditionally, companies have been divided between integrated cities, government parks and greenfield land when choosing business destinations.  Each option entails unique strengths, opportunities and attributes.  However, Covid-19 has reinforced the importance of the integrated nature of industrial ecosystems for businesses looking to expand into new geographies.  Almost all companies now favour integrated industrial spaces encompassing social infrastructure for hassle-free movement of goods and people, quality of life and assured business continuity. There are three types of trends that appear to be emerging in the investment scene in India: 1) All governments (central and state) are increasingly pro-active in seeking investments; flexible and more accommodative in modifying rules; and are working closely with industry to implement reforms that enable EODB. 2) Companies are willing to experiment with types and scale of business spaces for flexibility and faster speed-to-market. 3) Growing demand for Built-to-Suit formats of Industrial Units along with warehousing & logistics solutions  In 2022, many 2021 supply chain disruptions will transition into ‘norms’. The ‘China + 1’ strategy of global companies will certainly drive demand for high quality industrial space in India. Having experienced world-class supply chains & industrial eco-systems, global companies will expect similar infrastructure standards in India.  India is poised to gain from these shifts in global supply chains, with disproportionate gains for planned industrial parks and integrated cities that are already well-established with global and domestic clientele. We can also expect FDI investments in the development of integrated industrial parks through global companies entering India.   Warehousing, 3PL (third-party logistics) and the BTS (Built-To-Suit) business will continue to grow due to ecommerce penetration and FDI in new-age sectors. Domestic manufacturing companies are likely to realign their facilities with smaller but more numerous production centres.