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Friday, February 27, 2026
TopicEconomic plan

Topic: economic plan

Indian states face a double whammy: Spend more to fight virus, pay more to borrow funds

Indian states already face severe revenue pressures because of delayed payouts from central government & a halt in economic activity due to lockdown.

A lockdown is the health response to fight coronavirus, but where is the economic plan?

It might be worth having a time-bound, govt-controlled special purpose vehicle like a National Health Finance Corporation to coordinate the action plan.

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Operation Sindoor shows India’s private sector is ready for the global defence market

During Modi’s visit to Israel, India and Israel agreed to enhance bilateral defence cooperation, including joint development and production of defence systems.

New GDP series may lift FY growth to 7.6%, above govt’s 7.4% estimate

New Delhi remains optimistic on growth this year and next. A recent US trade deal may lift estimates, but uncertainty looms after the US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs.

India orders more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up plant to fill ‘empty’ arsenal—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

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.