Watch | Budget 2026 at a Glance
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A man at a showroom watches the live telecast of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha on television sets, in Hyderabad, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Photo: PTI.
The Wire’s Political Editor Ajoy Ashirwad unpacks Union Budget 2026 with two of the best experts The Wire’s Founding Editor M.K Venu and renowned economist Yamini Aiyar. What’s in store for our industry, for our service sector, and for our middle classes? Will India recover from geopolitical shocks this year? Has the government provided for any shock absorbers? Will India get out of the economic tailspin?
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