Among the Budgets Nirmala Sitharaman has presented over the past six years, revenue overestimation was a big problem in the Budget for 2019-20, her maiden exercise.
If the idea that regulatory reform is critical has been accepted, the next step lies in arriving at a consensus on what constitutes meaningful regulatory reform.
Union Budget announcement aligns with Modi govt's continued focus on improving urban infrastructure for sustainable development of cities. Rs 10,000 crore proposed for 2025–26.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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