From what the Cairn, Vodafone and Devas episodes tell us about the Indian state's behaviour to exposing a powerful nexus that's gaming the system, here's what Business Standard columnists and editorials had to say this week

BS Views of the Week: From govt's misbehaviour to new game of corruption

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will start pre-Budget consultations with various stakeholders beginning Friday as part of Budget making exercise.
The first meeting as part of this series will be held with eminent economists on December 6.
Sitharaman, who will chair these meetings, will seek their inputs regarding upcoming Budget amid seven-quarter low GDP print of 5.4 per cent in second quarter of the current financial year.
It will be followed by a meeting with farmer associations and agriculture economists and stakeholders in MSME sector on December 7, sources said.
Union Budget 2025-26 is likely to be tabled in Parliament on February 1.
This would be the eighth straight Budget of Sitharaman and second full budget of the Modi 3.0 government, which will give policy direction for achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047.
The pre-Budget consultations will end on December 30 with consultations with captains of Indian industry and players in the social secto

Sitharaman, who will chair these meetings, will seek their inputs regarding upcoming Budget amid seven-quarter low GDP print of 5.4 per cent in second quarter of the current financial year.

The estimated revenue deficit stands at Rs 34,743 crore (2.12 per cent of the GSDP), while the fiscal deficit is estimated at Rs 68,743 crore (4.19 per cent of the GSDP)

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BS Views of the Week: From govt's misbehaviour to new game of corruption

From what the Cairn, Vodafone and Devas episodes tell us about the Indian state's behaviour to exposing a powerful nexus that's gaming the system, here's what Business Standard columnists and editorials had to say this week

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