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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicFiscal deficit

Topic: fiscal deficit

Foreigners are dumping Indian bonds fearing widening fiscal deficit

Global funds have turned net sellers of India’s sovereign bonds for the first time in four months, as expectations grow of a wider fiscal deficit.

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.

How Modi govt’s budget could be affected by US air strikes to kill Iranian general

Oil prices rose close to $70 a barrel in international markets after US air strikes killed Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian general.

$30 billion and counting: Modi govt eyes telecom & other firms to meet fiscal deficit target

After demanding $3 bn each from Vodafone and Airtel, and a reported $24 bn from GAIL India, now the govt has sought $2 bn from a fertiliser maker in Gujarat.

India needs a fiscal consolidation path to cut its debt, IMF says

Credible medium-term fiscal consolidation path driven by subsidy-spending rationalisation and tax-base enhancing measures is needed, IMF says.

Fitch Ratings cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to 4.6%

Fitch said growth will gradually recover to 5.6% in FY21 and 6.5% in the following year with support from easing monetary and fiscal policy and structural measures.

Gita Gopinath asks India to stick to fiscal consolidation as Q3, Q4 recovery could be lower

At FICCI event, Gita Gopinath says IMF is likely to revise India's growth forecast downwards in its January outlook.

Now, states could miss their fiscal deficit targets as slowdown hits finances

Deficit ratio of states has remained within mandated threshold of 3% of GDP in previous 2 years. But they could miss their latest goal of 2.6%.

Fiscal deficit target is not sacrosanct, Modi govt can overshoot it & revive economy

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Modi govt set to miss fiscal deficit target for 2019-20

The govt is looking at how much space it has within Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act for a possible fiscal slippage, says official.

On Camera

India’s gallantry awards system needs reform in standoff era. Operation Sindoor shows why

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.