As India prepares Budget 2026, the focus shifts to fiscal discipline, debt anchoring, federal realignment, and trade reform to reset growth on a sustainable path.
Shubhada Rao, Vivek Kumar, and Yuvika Singhal
January 28, 2026 at 5:50 AM IST
Finance Ministry
India’s growth narrative is being propped up by public spending while private investment and disinvestment quietly retreat. Budget 2026 must choose political courage over fiscal politeness if the demographic dividend is to be saved.
Srinath Sridharan
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 AM IST
PIB