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.