PR Ramesh and Siddharth Singh
On February 10th, when Narendra Modi, in a first for an Indian Prime Minister, defended the private sector in parliament, it signalled the country’s readiness to embrace its wealth creators, ending a prolonged injustice
The Budget prioritises measures that will take the Indian economy out of its current tail-spin
An allocation of Rs 300 crore to mark the 60th anniversary of the state’s liberation from the Portuguese is evidence of its outsized influence
The holistic budget combines health systems, water, sanitation, nutrition and air pollution
While the budget seeks to ease last year’s pain, it wants companies and individuals to discipline themselves too
Food subsidy and minimum support price data show the persistence of the government’s generosity