Opinion

Budget 2026: Govt should have a clear road map for disinvestment target

Even for 2025-26, miscellaneous capital receipts were budgeted at ₹47,000 crore, but were later revised down

Devolution for growth: 16th FC rejigs inter-state formula with care

State governments have long argued that their space for policy experimentation and autonomy has been shrinking

A world remade by rivalry: Each country must chart its own future

As the rules-based order fractures, geopolitics, minerals and energy rivalries are reshaping climate action, trade, and the future of global cooperation

Transfer design and emerging outcomes of the 16th Finance Commission

The Sixteenth Finance Commission's transfer framework raises questions on equity and fiscal equalisation as rigid tax devolution and limited grants reshape Centre-state finances

Exim Matters: Trade deals help but competitiveness delivers export growth

As India courts global trade deals like the EU pact, the Economic Survey flags competitiveness-not protection-as the real key to sustainable export growth

Budget 2026: 16th FC avoids rocking the boat, but rewards GDP contributors

The Union Budget for 2026-27 has also placed a clear bet on urbanisation as an engine of growth

Best of BS Opinion: What FM Sitharaman's much awaited Budget 2026 revealed

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Budget 2026: Cautious & prudent, yet focusing on the long-term journey

Economic Survey and Budget 2026 chart a fiscally prudent, future-ready roadmap, betting on infrastructure, manufacturing and resilience amid global uncertainty

Budget 2026: Confident yet anxious amid global and domestic uncertainty

The Budget has indeed woken up the sleeping markets, just not the way the government's fans would have expected

Pharma leap: Volume to value-based growth as India targets $500-bn industry

The Budget recognises that innovation must translate into tangible benefits for patients

A Budget for uncertain times: Modest fiscal path, services-led growth

FM goes for modest fiscal consolidation, while focusing on services and state capex for growth

Budget 2026 reflects a maturing economy with focus on long-term growth

Budget 2026 prioritises fiscal prudence and structural reforms, betting on manufacturing, technology and exports to build a Viksit Bharat by 2047

Budget 2026-27: Inside the fiscal consolidation numbers and open questions

The Budget has largely eschewed political populism, even as several states are to go for Assembly elections in the coming months

Union Budget 2026-27: Reform over rhetoric, growth with guardrails

From medical hubs to incentives for seaplane manufacturing, the Budget broadens demand creation beyond brick-and-mortar

Budget 2026: Industrial policy takes centre stage, deeper fixes pending

And bigger problems await from policy bottlenecks that the Budget has left untouched

Union Budget 2026-27: Govt borrowing challenge passed on to RBI

Budget FY27 signals deeper banking reforms, possible PSB consolidation and higher borrowing, shifting the onus to RBI to manage yields and liquidity

Union Budget 2026-27: Only a piecemeal boost for manufacturing growth

Budget 2026 advances trust-based Customs reforms and sector-specific relief, but stops short of a clear tariff-cut roadmap needed to boost MSME-led manufacturing growth

Budget 2026: Charting path to Viksit Bharat amid global uncertainty

In choosing prudence over populism and strategic self-reliance over protectionism, the FM has presented a Budget worthy of India's aspirations

Budget 2026-27: A reformist reckoner for taxes, certainty and relief

Budget 2026 signals a decisive push to cut tax litigation, decriminalise defaults and offer long-term certainty as India prepares to roll out the new income-tax law

Union Budget 2026-27: A Kartavya-led push to sustain growth momentum

Budget FY27 bets on fiscal discipline, public investment and technology-led reforms to sustain growth and build long-term economic resilience