Budget 2026 may not have excited markets—but it could shape India’s economy till 2047.
In this in-depth conversation on StratNewsGlobal.Tech, Haseeb Drabu, economist and former finance minister of Jammu and Kashmir, decoded India’s Union Budget 2026, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman–who has now completed a record-breaking ninth consecutive Budget.
This episode goes beyond tax rates and routine announcements to examine why Budget 2026 marks a structural shift in India’s economic strategy—from short-term populism to long-term performance.
This is not a Budget explainer for headlines.
Instead it is a conversation about the plan to invest in creating state capacity, fiscal credibility, and the long wager India is making on itself.
