On 1 February 2023, the Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Presented as the first Amrit Kaal budget, it gains importance as it comes at a time when the world faces a gloomy economic prospect. It is also the last full budget of the current Modi administration before India heads to polls in 2024. To unpack the budget in detail, in this edition of South Asia Chat, Ms Divya Murali, Research Analyst, ISAS, is in conversation with two experts – Mr Vinod Rai, Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS and Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and Dr Amitendu Palit, Senior Research Fellow and Research Lead (Trade and Economics), ISAS. They discuss announcements pertaining to direct taxes, indirect taxes, growth, and the political implications of the budget.
Episode 224: Food Security - Opportunities, Challenges and Way Ahead for South Asia and Beyond
Episode 223: Snapshot of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Relations in December 2023
Episode 222: Road to 2024 General Elections
Episode 221: Bangladesh’s Electoral Challenges
Episode 220: Analysing the Expectations for COP28
Episode 219: US Investment in Adani Port Project in Sri Lanka
Episode 218: India’s Climate Diplomacy
Episode 217: India’s Approach to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Episode 216: Sri Lanka’s State of Democracy and Governance Challenges in 2023
Episode 215: Maldives Presidential Election Results
Episode 214: Women’s Reservation in India
Episode 213: Future of Green Hydrogen in India
Episode 212: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Episode 211: India’s G20 - Outcomes and Way Forward
Episode 210: India Post G20 Summit - Strategic Opportunities and Challenges
Episode 209: BRICS Summit 2023
Episode 208: Maldives Presidential Elections 2023
Episode 207: Two Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
Episode 206: Climate Resilience in Indian Cities
Episode 205: Sri Lanka in 2023 - Economic, Political, and Foreign Policy Developments
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