This election shows that Bangladeshi voters want change but without chaos, rejecting both entrenched authoritarianism and far-right hardliners.

AI is not a magic wand. There are structural challenges: high implementation costs, privacy regulation hurdles, and infrastructure gaps can slow adoption.

India’s long-standing advocacy for a "universal, non-discriminatory, and verifiable" framework provides the only pragmatic exit from this deadlock.

In a significant yet geopolitically charged move, the United States has sharply reduced import tariffs on a wide range of Indian labour-intensive goods, 

The unease did not begin with Budget 2026. Its roots lie in last year’s decision to raise LTCG tax on equities from 10% to 12.5%.

There are no headline-grabbing reforms in this Budget. Instead, there are process reforms: simplified compliance, clearer rules, predictable policies.