Hosted by Mitali Mukherjee, tune in to comprehensive coverage of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2021-22 with a panel of experts, investors, industry leaders, and analysts.

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14: Budget with Mint | Union Budget 2021 coverage | Part 4

14: Budget with Mint | Union Budget 2021 coverage | Part 3

13: Budget with Mint | Union Budget 2021 coverage | Part 2

12: Budget with Mint | Union Budget 2021 Coverage | Part 1

Governments across the world are spending their way out of the present covid-19 triggered crisis. India’s central government hasn’t made a big splash with spending, given fiscal constraints. The economy got its booster shot largely through credit, rather than fiscal support. But now, with the recovery setting in, the economy requires its fiscal dose and markets are ready with their list of must-dos for the finance minister.Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee are Pranjul Bhandari (chief India economist, HSBC), Neelkanth Mishra (India strategist and co-head of equity strategy, Asia Pacific, at Credit Suisse), R Sivakumar (head-fixed income at Axis Mutual Fund) and Vetri Subramaniam (head – equity at UTI Mutual Fund).

11: What financial markets hope for in Budget 2021? | Part-2

10: What financial markets hope for in Budget 2021? | Part-1

Should there be a bank recap plan in the Budget? Or should the government announce privatization of major state-owned banks? What else can/should the Budget do to create a financial system that can support higher growth and job creation? How can the budget aid in better financial intermediation - banking or markets? Tune into the Mint panel discussion on the big questions in banking and the economy as we approach Budget 2021. Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee are Ashish Chauhan (MD and CEO, BSE), Roopa Kudva (MD, Omidyar Network India), Aymar De Liedekerke Beaufort (CEO, BNP Paribas India) and Ananth Narayan (Associate Professor, SPJIMR)

9: Mint Budget 2021 LIVE Panel: Financing the Growth Revival | PART-2

9: Mint Budget 2021 LIVE Panel: Financing the Growth Revival | PART-1

Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Former Dy. Chairman of the erstwhile Planning Commission of India), Dr. Shankar Acharya (Former Chief Economic Advisor, GOI) and Sajjid Z. Chinoy (Chief India Economist, JP Morgan) take on the single biggest issue that confronts the country: What we must do to revive our Covid-crunched economy. There are some prickly policy matters we must urgently address, such as our fiscal response to the current economic crisis, what it implies to the government’s budgeting, and whether our legal restrictions on fiscal deficits need revision—or even outright rejection. There is no escape from tough calls at this crucial juncture of the Indian economy’s emergence story, and what stance policymakers adopt could shape our economic prospects for years to come. Tune into this episode for more.

8: Reviving India’s Covid-hit economy | Part-2

7: Reviving India’s Covid-hit economy | Part-1

Ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s third budget, a key question is whether India will increase defence spending and by how much in FY 2021-22. Tensions with China are simmering. It has emerged as the key strategic challenge for India. Besides seeking parity with the US in military terms in Asia by 2027, Beijing is also putting in big money into Artificial Intelligence, space and cutting edge technologies like drone swarms. With the Indian economy just recovering from the Covid-19 shock, where are the resources for the defence sector going to come from? From the borders to cyberspace, how can India counter the China challenge? Join this LIVE panel discussion in Mint’s marathon run-up to the Union Budget coverage for answers these and other questions. Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee live for this conversation are PS Raghavan (Former Chairman, National Security Advisory Board), Dr Laxman Kumar Behera (Associate Professor, Special Centre for National Security Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University), G.Mohan Kumar (Former Defence Secretary),  Dr Rajeshwari Rajagopalan  (Distinguished Fellow and Head, Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation) and Lt Gen (Retd) S L Narasimhan (Director General, Centre for Contemporary China Studies).

6: How India can counter the China challenge? | Part-2

5: How India can counter the China challenge? | Part-1

The upcoming Budget will have to account for the social costs of a year-long pandemic. Rising inequality has always been a challenge in India but the pandemic's effect has been sharp--jobs have been lost, informal and formal networks splintered, careers have been set back by years, new graduates face an uncertain employment market and education has taken a hit. What is the way forward and how can the Budget address this? Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee for this conversation are Manish Sabharwal (Chairman & Co-Founder of Teamlease Services Ltd), Dr. Jyotsna Jha (Director, Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bengaluru), Rosa Abraham (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University), and Ashutosh Gupta (India Country Manager, LinkedIn).

4: Pandemic, unemployment, inequality: The way forward | Part-2

3: Pandemic, unemployment, inequality: The way forward | Part-1

Should the Union Budget 2021 reverse the protectionist barriers erected in the last couple of budgets, to enable India to integrate better with global value chains? Or should we continue along that path, and promote import-substituting industrialization? The first LIVE panel discussion in Mint’s marathon run-up to the Union Budget coverage focuses on this crucial issue for the Indian economy. Joining our moderator Mitali Mukherjee live for this conversation are Ajit Ranade (President and Chief Economist, Aditya Birla Group), Samiran Chakraborty (chief economist, India, Citibank), Saon Ray (senior fellow, ICRIER) and Santosh Pai (partner, Link Legal).

2: Mint Budget 2021: Atmanirbhar Bharat - throwback or industrial leap? | Part-2

Mint’s Road to Recovery series details issues and ideas the Union Budget 2021-22 will have to address in light of the covid-19 pandemic. Curated by Mint’s editors, it not only has insights for the proficient but also clarity for novices wanting to understand the Budget. This is a Mint production, brought to you by HT Smartcast.

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