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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicBudget deficit

Topic: Budget deficit

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

Shikha Salaria -
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

A K Bhattacharya -
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

Vrishti Beniwal -
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

Subhadip Sircar -
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

Andrew Mayeda -
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

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

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Opinion

How do employees air out their appraisal frustrations? Through reels on Instagram

Prasanna Bachchhav -
During appraisal month, tensions run especially high, resignations abound, and the one place it all airs out is on Instagram.

Balen Shah is changing Nepal’s foreign policy. He’s treating India, China as equals

Pakistan is drawing several lessons from its moment under the sun

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

Shekhar Gupta -
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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