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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicBudget deficit

Topic: Budget deficit

‘Poor fiscal marksmanship’? UP budgets Rs 7.36 lakh crore for FY25, but is spending less than proposed

Yogi Adityanath govt had set aside Rs 7.19 lakh crore for 2023-24, but expects to spend Rs 6.32 lakh crore from total proposed amount by 31 March this year.

How Budget 2022 is largely transparent, but political

Budget deficit target is doable, increased capex is a positive & it takes a realistic, if political, view of disinvestment. But protectionism, rising debts, slashed subsidies are problems.

Modi govt to miss disinvestment target by nearly 50% this year

Receipts from disinvestment are expected to be between Rs 50,000 crore and Rs 60,000 crore against the target of Rs 1.05 lakh crore.

Ex-RBI chief, deputies oppose Modi govt’s proposal for overseas bond sale

An ex-governor and two deputies of the RBI have argued that the time is not ideal for such an issuance because India runs quite a large budget deficit.

IMF’s Gita Gopinath says there’s no free lunch in modern monetary theory

Gita Gopinath is latest big-name economist to weigh in on MMT theory, which is seeking to shift debate on limits to how much countries can spend.

Modi govt turns to RBI for help before elections

RBI may cough up as much as Rs 40 billion to help the Modi government make up some of its revenue shortfall this fiscal.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.