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Saturday, April 11, 2026
TopicOff-budget borrowings

Topic: off-budget borrowings

Small savings fund, off-budget borrowings rescue Modi govt again on fiscal deficit

Remya Nair -
The fiscal deficit for 2019-20 and 2020-21 would have been higher at 4.6% and 4.4% respectively if the govt had not shifted its liabilities out of the budget.

CAG indicates real fiscal deficit for FY19, FY20 could be 1.5-2% points above govt estimate

Remya Nair -
The real fiscal deficit number will change if the off-budget borrowings made by govt and flagged by CAG are taken into account.

How borrowings outside the budget hide the real deficit numbers

Remya Nair -
A fine print reading of 2019 budget shows off-budget borrowings are on the rise. ThePrint takes a look at what that means.

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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

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

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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