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How Budget 2026 Signals India’s Bid for Strategic Autonomy | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

February 02, 2026, 10:01 AM ISTVantage by Palki Sharma

How Budget 2026 Signals India’s Bid for Strategic Autonomy | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G

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Budgets are usually pages of numbers and long speeches that put people to sleep. But India’s Budget 2026 is about far more than taxes and allocations. It is a geopolitical statement. In a world where supply chains are weapons, technology decides wars, and trade is used to apply pressure, India is making its move. The budget zeroes in on four strategic sectors: rare earths, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and nuclear power. Palki Sharma tells you how.

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