Ahead of assembly polls in Rajasthan, MP, Telangana & Chhattisgarh, analysis of metrics like committed expenditures, additional spending, etc, reveals their fiscal strengths & weaknesses.
Manufacturing sector a major disappointment as it contracted 1.1% in Q3. Services such as tourism, transport & communications saw strong growth in this quarter.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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