Budget 2026 bets on growth through infrastructure, technology and tax reform while echoing the Economic Survey's call for prudence without pessimism. Yet differences on green finance, agriculture and reforms reveal the limits of that synergy
The Rs 12.2 lakh crore capex outlay, emphasis on manufacturing depth and steady reduction of fiscal deficit indicate India has embraced a data-based growth plan to global economic ascent
The FTA gives Indian textile and apparel exporters long-overdue parity with Bangladesh, Vietnam and Turkey, opening up new opportunities and setting the stage for a structural rebound
By sealing the "mother of all" free-trade agreement with the European Union, after similar pacts with the UK and EFTA, India completes its grand European trade arc
IMF's endorsement of India's growth and the upcoming GDP revision only strengthen the political argument that this Union Budget should be pathbreaking
The BJP gets its youngest president as the party hints at generational change. But there will be no idling time, Nitin Nabin will have to hit the road running
The RSS chief underlined the Sangh's civilisational anxiety—the 'neo-liberal' and 'woke' idea of democracy in which citizens are consumers detached from the fate of the community
Amidst pressure from RSS affiliates, the government's move is a recalibration of India's digital commerce ecosystem to balance worker welfare, investor interests and the future of ONDC
As India designs a National Mission for Manufacturing with cleantech focus, advanced ceramics are emerging as the hidden materials that could make or break plans
Atishi's viral remark in the Delhi assembly and Bhagwant Mann's Akal Takht summon leave AAP grappling with the high-stakes panthic politics of Punjab, already revving up for the 2027 polls
