Tag: budget
Budget 2026: What the past five years say about this year’s priorities
Each year, the Union Budget draws the nation’s attention as it defines the country’s economic direction for the new financial year. As Finance Minister wields…
India Budget 2026: All’s well when jobs are there & how Sitharaman & Co can shift the power
As we approach the Union Budget 2026, India has one advantage. India has the unique advantage of having a large working-age population while most global…
Budget 2025: From farms to factories, a people-centric road map for Viksit Bharat
The Union Budget 2025–26, tabled by Nirmala Sitharaman, laid out Modi govt’s strategy to drive economic growth while keeping inclusion at its centre. Presented under…
Budget 2026: India’s top audit body has suggested Nirmala Sitharaman to change tax process for husband, wife
Ahead of Budget 2026 presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has recommended that married…
India Budget 2026: Resilience balance – revenue miss, deficit unchanged
While India prepares to present the Union Budget on February 1, its fiscal health has strengthened post-pandemic, with the central government’s deficit halving in this…
Budget 2026: The next phase of India’s growth depends on resolving a critical imbalance
Budget 2026 will be tabled less than two weeks from today, and it is due to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a…
Budget 2026 and why stability, not scale, matters in today’s fractured global order
Budget 2026 Expectations: The global economy has entered a phase where volatility is no longer episodic, it is structural. Supply chains continue to be rewritten…
Union Budget 2026: Prudence, not populism, will be underlying theme to build Bharat
The Union Budget will be the next big announcement by the government in 2026. There is some modicum of clarity on how the tariff theme…
View: Why India has a private investment problem
India’s economy should be the envy of the world. Official statisticians have just announced that it will grow at a blistering 7.4% in the financial…
How Budget 2026 can help India strike the right balance in trade policy for a world in flux
As India heads into the Union Budget, trade policy sits at an inflection point. Global trade conditions have shifted in ways that demand deliberate choices…