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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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STRONG ON SECURITY, UNEVEN ON TRANSITION
The Union Budget gives a fillip to India's ambition to emerge as a global clean energy manufacturing hub, but ignores the wind energy sector. It succeeds in reinforcing India's energy security and manufacturing ambitions, but falls short of delivering a fully balanced and market-ready energy transition framework
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February 07, 2026
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FUTURE-FOCUSED REFORMS
A clear 1-2 per cent TDS category for manpower and staffing services removes long-standing ambiguity, improves cash flows and recognises staffing as a mainstream contracting model
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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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February 07, 2026
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BIG SPENDING, BIGGER EXPECTATIONS
The Union Budget 2026-27 balances targeted tax relief, big public expenditure and manufacturing ambition while leaving open questions on execution, fiscal credibility and resilience amid global uncertainty
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February 07, 2026
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Sustaining Multilateralism When the US Steps Back
IN RECENT TIMES, global governance has become increasingly vulnerable to domestic political cycles in major powers. The decision by the United States, under President Trump to withdraw from over 60 international institutions or the US decision to initiate a second withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which will become effective in January 2026 is more than just a diplomatic recalibration.
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February 07, 2026
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All the FM's Silks
UNION FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala Sitharaman admitted at the Times Network studio on 8 February that she did not like her attire discussed.
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February 07, 2026
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Building For What Changes
Harshad Prasad Athavale approaches finance as an exercise in anticipation rather than prediction.
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January 24, 2026
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Finance In The Frontline
N atasha Kedia operates where financial strategy meets market perception. She positions finance as an active participant in execution, at Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, shaping expectations externally while enabling speed internally.
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January 24, 2026
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Accelerators With Brakes
Mahesh RS Kuppannagari frames finance as a system of counterweights.
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January 24, 2026
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“Restructuring art education is a must”
Rahul Kumar was awarded the BW Masterpiece Art Excellence Award 2025. We caught up with him for a quick chat about his latest work and insight into what the market is like for young artists
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