India Budget

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South Asia

India raises defence spending by nearly 13 per cent to ₹5.94 lakh crore

Indian Armed forces' modernisation budget also saw a hike - ₹1.52 lakh crore to ₹1.62 lakh crore.

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India logo, as India's Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur look on as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Global Economy

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Analysis

Do the math for India’s budget and you have a job crisis

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India logo, as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

India Budget 2021: Hydrogen mission; solar energy, clean air among focus areas

The dignity of the Indian Republic suffered an unprecedented setback, but the episode also shattered the morale of the peasants and tarnished the credibility of their struggle (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
Analysis

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