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Did the Budget Shortchange Women?
UNION FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026-27 is framed at a critical juncture for India's demographic trajectory.
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February 07, 2026
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STABILITY MEETS AMBITION
The centrepiece of this budget's “Viksit Bharat” agenda is the continued momentum in capital expenditure, now hovering around the Rs 12 trillion mark
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February 07, 2026
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GROWTH MOMENTUM & SOME MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
Budget creates the right trajectory for the real estate sector; however, there is still much room for improvement in the area of providing affordable housing
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February 07, 2026
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KEEPING THE REFORM EXPRESS FUELLED
The first budget prepared at Kartavya Bhawan sustains the momentum of structural reforms for the startup sector as a core driver of Viksit Bharat
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February 07, 2026
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A VISIONARY ROADMAP
By embracing large-scale structural reforms, the government has sent a clear signal: tourism is no longer just a peripheral sector but a central engine of India's journey toward becoming a Viksit Bharat
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February 07, 2026
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STEEL SECTOR ON THE UPSWING
By linking regional development with industrial modernisation, the budget has laid a strong foundation for a long-term, transformative growth
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February 07, 2026
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BUDGET BETS ON SPEED, STEEL & STRATEGIC DEPTH
NIRMALA Sitharaman's ninth Budget suggests that India believes the long taper is over and that a cautious takeoff has begun. For much of the past decade, criticism of India’s economic management followed a familiar script: a government that spoke the language of transformation but governed with the instincts of a caretaker, balancing a vast electorate's demands against the imperatives of long-term industrial growth.
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February 07, 2026
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WHY DATA CENTRES AREN'T TECH
THE UNION Budget 2026-27 made a remarkable announcement: tax holidays extending until 2047 for foreign companies providing cloud services through Indian data centres. This 23-year incentive window, coupled with exemptions from Minimum Alternate Tax and a favourable 15 per cent safe harbour margin for related entities, represents one of the most generous policy packages in recent memory. The sheer scale of these incentives prompts a fundamental question: what exactly is the government subsidising?
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February 07, 2026
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Central Bank Decides to Give Private Sector Driven Growth a Chance
IN ITS LATEST bi-monthly monetary policy review, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India has once again chosen calm over drama, keeping the repurchase rate — better known as the repo rate — unchanged at 5.25 per cent. The decision, widely anticipated, suggests that the central bank is in no hurry to either slam the brakes or hit the accelerator as the economy navigates mixed global cues and a steady domestic demand.
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February 07, 2026
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REIMAGINING HIGHER EDUCATION TO BUILD ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT
Why skills, employability, and industry immersion must sit at the heart of India's education reform
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February 07, 2026
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EXPENDITURE RESTRUCTURING FOR VIKSIT BHARAT
There is a need to emphasise fiscal consolidation in terms of achieving and sustaining a fiscal deficit level of 3 per cent of GDP as soon as possible
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February 07, 2026
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EDUCATION AS A NATIONAL CAPABILITY BUILDER
From skilling and research to industry-linked campuses, the Union Budget places education at the centre of India's growth and services-led ambitions
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February 07, 2026
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A LONG PLAY
Budget 2026-27 shifts India decisively from policy ambition to execution, using semiconductors, AI, cloud and tax certainty to build long-term manufacturing and digital infrastructure at scale
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February 07, 2026
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WORK IN PROGRESS
A trade deal with the United States struck within days of a historic India-EU FTA, dramatically slashed tariffs on Indian exports. BW Businessworld attempts to scan the fine print of the much-awaited pact with India's largest trading partner
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February 07, 2026
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The Indo-United States Trade Tightrope
THE JOINT STATEMENTS issued on 6 February and 7 February on India—United States trade ties promise momentum, market access and mutual goodwill.
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February 07, 2026
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WHY STRUCTURE MATTERS MORE THAN STIMULUS
Startups get fewer shoutouts, but bigger signals as the Union Budget 2026-27 focused on manufacturing depth, capital pathways and long-term capacity for India@2047
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February 07, 2026
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INSTITUTIONALISING THE INDIAN GCC ADVANTAGE
FOR decades, India's Global Capability Centre (GCC) value proposition was anchored in cost efficiency and talent availability.
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February 07, 2026
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STRENGTHENING INDIA'S ELECTRONICS VALUE CHAIN
OVER the last seven to ten years, the Government of India has pursued a series of policy initiatives aimed at positioning the country as a global hub for electronics manufacturing. Beginning with the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (MSIPS), followed by SPECS, the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for key sectors, and later the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), this sustained policy focus has delivered tangible outcomes.
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February 07, 2026
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Galgotias School Of Business Launches Advanced Stock Simulation Lab To Create Market-Ready Finance Professionals
As global financial markets grow more complex and technology-driven, business schools must go beyond theory to prepare students for real-world decision-making. Galgotias School of Business (GSB), Galgotias University, has taken a major leap in this direction with the launch of its new, state-of-the-art Stock Simulation Lab—giving students direct exposure to stock markets, IPOs and professional trading environments.
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February 07, 2026
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STRENGTHENING INDIA'S GROWTH AGENDA
Anandani talks about a continuity-led budget that boosts confidence, revives consumption, strengthens infrastructure and healthcare, and sets the stage for resilient, competitive, long-term growth
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February 07, 2026
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SHIFT IN PHILOSOPHY OF ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE
Data-driven systems replacing discretionary prosecution will dramatically reduce litigation across customs, GST, and direct taxes
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February 07, 2026
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GROWTH LIFELINES
THE Union Budget 2026-27 marks a decisive shift in India's infrastructure strategy, with logistics and transport moving firmly to the centre of the country's growth and export ambitions. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has allocated Rs 5,98,520 crore to the transport sector, underlining the government's intent to build faster, greener and more resilient supply chains that can support manufacturing-led growth and deepen India's integration with global markets.
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February 07, 2026
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ROADMAP FOR INCLUSIVE AI-LED GROWTH
THE Union Budget 2026-27 sends a clear signal about how the country intends to compete in the 21st century. The journey to Viksit Bharat will be technology-led but firmly rooted in self-reliance and inclusion. Al is no longer positioned as a futuristic experiment or a sectoral add-on; it is treated as a core national capability, one that will shape growth, employment, governance and India's place in the global economy. In that sense, this budget is less about allocations and more about intent: India wants to own its AI future, not rent it.
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February 07, 2026
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TAXATION OF BUYBACK - A MERRY GO AROUND
The proposed changes impact a key repatriation strategy typically used by overseas shareholders from their wholly owned subsidiaries / joint ventures in India
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February 07, 2026
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BUILDING GROWTH THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE, SKILLS AND STRONG CITIES
Overall, Budget 2026 -27 sends a clear message. India's growth strategy is built on responsible public spending, strong infrastructure and jobs and skilling of our people
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February 07, 2026
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Supply Without Private Conviction
AFTER SUCCESSIVE Budgets that attempted and could not engineer a consumption revival, the government has decisively pivoted back to the supply side of the economy. This shift is neither accidental nor ideological. The consumption push did not deliver the virtuous cycle policymakers hoped for, and private investment – the elusive lodestar of the post-pandemic recovery – remains stubbornly below pre-Covid levels.
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February 07, 2026
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CAPEX DRIVES MOBILITY
With big-ticket capex, high-speed corridors and logistics reform, the budget seeks to bring India's transport backbone on par with its growth ambitions
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February 07, 2026
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"CLEARLY LONG-TERM IN NATURE"
S. Ravi, former Chairman, BSE, Founder & Managing Partner at Ravi Rajan & Co shares with BW Businessworld's Urvi Shrivastav his assessment of what the budget gets right, and what is doesn't. Excerpts
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February 07, 2026
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Mother of All Deals
A graphic representation of how India and the EU stand to gain from their landmark FTA that unlocks a $24-trillion market comprising two billion people
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February 07, 2026
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CAPEX, TECHNOLOGY & MSME PUSH
Corporate leaders highlight the budget's focus on infrastructure, enterprise growth, AI-led innovation and supply-chain strengthening
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