Selected Tag: Fiscal
Selected Tag: Fiscal

Budget 2026

Incremental Ambition in an Age Demanding Structural Reset

Budget shows discipline and selective ambition, but sidesteps pricing reform, social protection and the federal reset India needs for resilience.

Arvind Mayaram

February 4, 2026 at 4:43 AM IST

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Budget 2026

Fiscal Federalism, Transfers, and the Case for an Independent Anchor

With discretionary transfers growing and predictability eroding, India’s fiscal federal system needs an independent anchor to restore trust and stability.

Arvind Mayaram

January 31, 2026 at 4:14 AM IST

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Budget 2026

From Fiscal Arithmetic to Economic Statecraft

The Budget must move beyond fiscal math to economic statecraft, strengthening institutions to manage volatility, competitiveness, climate transition and social risk.

Arvind Mayaram

January 22, 2026 at 3:17 AM IST

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Budget 2026

Budget’s Bond Test Lies in Solving the States’ Borrowing Problem

With ₹30.5 trillion of bond supply looming, would it make more sense for the federal government to borrow on behalf of states?

Yield Scribe

January 17, 2026 at 8:26 AM IST

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India’s Bond Yields Are Rising for a Reason, and It Isn’t the Centre

India’s fiscal optics look tidy, but swelling state borrowings are distorting bond yields, overwhelming demand and blunting the RBI’s liquidity toolkit.

Yield Scribe

January 6, 2026 at 3:37 AM IST

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Why State Finances are Feeling the Strain: A Case Study of Three States

Election-time freebies are straining state budgets as debt stays elevated, revenues lag and committed spending crowds out investment. Case studies from Bihar, Punjab and West Bengal show how giveaways risk locking states into deeper borrowing and fiscal stress.

Abhishek Dey

December 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM IST

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The Bureau

India Budget 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Hits Fiscal Deficit Target, Misses Key Development Goals
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