The Union Budget for 2026–27 will be presented on February 1, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to place her ninth consecutive Budget befor.

Among bilateral delegations, Malaysia will send the largest contingent with 14 observers, followed by Türkiye, which is dispatching 12 observers.

The Survey gets the diagnosis right but stops short of outlining how India can reach the 8–10 per cent growth required to achieve developed-nation status by 2047.