India's Foreign Policy Ambitions vs MEA's Limited Budget: Growing Crisis?

India Budgets 2025: India’s Foreign Policy Ambitions vs. MEA’s Limited Budget: A Growing Crisis? | Statecraft | Ep 62 India aspires to be a global leader, but is its foreign policy being held back by budget constraints? The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) receives just 0.4% of total government expenditure, far below what experts recommend. With global ambitions like the Quad, ASEAN partnerships, and ‘Viksit Bharat 2047,’ can India afford to underfund its diplomacy? Watch this in-depth analysis of the budget dilemma affecting India's foreign policy.