Posts

Showing posts from January, 2026

Takeaways from Indian Financial Budget 2026

-
Image
On February 1st, 2026, the Finance Minister of India, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the financial budget for the financial year 2026-2027. It was the third shortest budget speech ever. On 30th January, the minister submitted the Economic Survey for the year  2025-2026 with a large set of suggestions for the improvement of the economy. It was the ninth consecutive budget of Ms Nirmala Sitharaman. The budget was aimed at simplifying taxation, boosting domestic manufacturing and exports, and much more. It came amidst the global uncertainties and Trump's tariffs.  The Minister emphasised  that since the Modi Government assumed office, the economy has been marked by a state of stability, fiscal discipline, sustained growth, and moderate inflation. She emphasised that-  “India must remain deeply integrated with the global markets, exporting more and attracting stable long-term investments.” There was also a special tradition session on the occasion of the budget on a S...
Post a Comment
Read more

Takeaways from Kerala Budget 2026

-
Image
The budget speech was held on 29th January by the Finance Minister of Kerala, K N Balagopal, in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The Economic Review report was presented in the Assembly one day earlier on the 28th. This is Mr Balagopal’s sixth Budget after taking over as Kerala’s Finance Minister and will be the final budget of LDF 2.0 ahead of the Kerala elections 2026.  Ernakulam leads Kerala districts in income chart, Pathanamthitta posts fastest growth as per the Economic Review.  Major Announcements from the Budget Speech  GSDP rate- 2025-26 - 9.9 7%  GSDP- ₹ 6,85,28,316  crore Public Debt- ₹40,848.21 crore Revenue Deficit-  ₹34,586.66 crore or 1.9% Annual Expenditure-  ₹2,17,558.76 crore Fiscal Deficit- 3.2% Debt-GDP Ratio- 33.44% Kerala recorded a 6.19% real growth as per the economic survey.  4th-longest budget speech in the assembly.  Wayanad Package- ₹50 crore. Finance Minister says the borrowing limit of the state ha...
Post a Comment
Read more

Politcal Events to Watch for in 2026

-
Image
2025 was indeed a tumultuous one. Everyone who expected it to be like any other year was proven wrong. Thus, everyone expects 2026 to be as good as 2023 or at least 2024. Politically speaking, 2026 will be one of the most important years for world politics. Not because we have key elections coming up, but because of the political and international turmoil the world is undergoing. Thus, there are a lot of things you should be watching out for this year.  Additionally, given that we focus a lot on elections, we will equally consider the elections in 2026 along with other political events as well. Besides elections, there are major conflicts happening- the Russia-Ukraine War, the Venezuela issue, the Iranian issue, and the Israel-Hamas conflict. There are other minor issues affecting people’s lives as well, such as the refugee crisis, climate change, economic issues, civil wars, and a lot more. We will discuss important political events to watch for in detail in this article.  In...
Post a Comment
Read more

Why Kerala Needs The K-RAIL Silverline Project?

-
Image
  Greetings to all listeners and readers!! The podcast talks about the need for the KRail Silverline Project, enumerating reasons and logic for the same. This episode is based on the article written by the host and presenter Jairam R Prabhu, published in the Journal of Comparative Politics of Bangalore University, titled- K-Rail- A Silverline for Kerala's future. This episode tries to elaborate on various socio-politico-economic reasons how and why the semi-high speed railway network- KRail Silverline Project will be beneficial for the state of Kerala.  References Prabhu J. R. (2024). K-Rail- An opportunity in disguise for Kerala. Journal of Contemporary Politics , 3 (1), 25–31. https://doi.org/10.53989/jcp.v3i1.13 Please find the Link to the Article Summary of the podcast  Generally, these topics aren’t much available in the mainstream media, because they are believed hard to crack and don't address the basics. But, through  our podcasts , we disprove this misc...
Post a Comment
Read more