Economy is near the ICU, says P Chidambaram

Centre not fixing problems, living in denial, PC says.

Budget 2020 provides 'discreet and considered' stimulus: Sitharaman

Sitharaman said divestments are necessary to get transparency in the working of companies.

In 2014 the export of defence equipment from India was about Rs 2,000 cr and in the last 2 years it has gone up to Rs 17,000 cr.

Fitch projected that the government debt will remain close to 70 per cent of GDP throughout the period to 2021-22.

In order to take the economy on to a higher growth trajectory, stepping up infrastructure investments is a must.

It appears to me that this focus on trying whatever was possible to push the economy has gone missing now from the Narendra Modi outlook.

Analysts warn that this could weaken further if the spread of the mysterious pathogen goes on for an extended period.

Start-ups are scaling up and contributing massively to employment generation and growth of the economy.

Few takers for differential tax slabs proposed for those foregoing exemptions.

This fiscal path commits us to the path of fiscal consolidation without compromising the needs of investment out of public funds.