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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicBudget 2020

Topic: Budget 2020

Mattoo on Pandits’ Kashmir problem, R Ramachandran praises Constitution, 3 faults in GST

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Investors are hoping Nirmala Sitharaman will scrap long-term capital gains tax in budget

Removal of the long-term capital gains tax & measures to boost consumption are high on equity investors’ wish list from budget.

Ashok Desai asks FM to restore RBI’s freedom, Soumya Ghosh for a ‘credible’ Budget 2020

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Here’s how 5 ‘winners’ from Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget fared

From banks to farmers to the property market, the gains from Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget in July haven’t yet panned out as expected.

Nirmala Sitharaman expected to ease rules to help companies boost foreign borrowings

Modi govt may make it easier for companies to tap foreign funding, as a prolonged cash squeeze makes it tough for firms to borrow at home.

Ex-Delhi CP K K Paul backs crowd control, Suresh Babu on why Make in India failed

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Remove GST bottlenecks, boost rural spending among BJP’s 150 suggestions for Budget 2020

BJP leaders met nearly 200 organisations, sectoral representatives and macroeconomists, and made suggestions to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The 4 priorities for Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget 2020

Finance minister needs to deliver an expansionary budget that can help revive demand, and there are a few things that can help her boost the Indian economy.

No annual BCCI contract a clear hint, Dhoni should take it and hang his gloves

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Time for India to come clean on fiscal deficit numbers: Ex-finance secretary Subhash Garg

Subhash Chandra Garg says real fiscal deficit could reach 5% of GDP after including off-budget liabilities, so there’s no space for an expansionary budget.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.