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Arup Roychoudhury

Arup Roychoudhury

Arup Roychoudhury is an independent journalist and public policy advisor. In a career spanning 18 years, he has worked for Reuters, Financial Express, Moneycontrol, Business Standard and Deccan Herald, where he was the Business & Economy Editor. His interests lie in writing on the Indian and global economies, centre-state relations, public finance, capital markets, infrastructure, trade, retail, aviation, and energy, among others. He can be found at @aruproytweets.

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This has been touted as the next step by the government, after the rationalization of Goods and Service Tax, and simplification of income tax.

Union Budget 2026 may streamline customs regime

by Arup Roychoudhury |Jan 30, 2026

Budget announcements, coupled with recent EU FTA, aimed at increasing India’s trade competitiveness.

Union Budget 2026: The defence budget, which has hovered below 2% of nominal GDP in recent years, is likely to jump comfortably above that mark

Union Budget 2026: Major hike in defence capex on the cards after Operation Sindoor

by Arup Roychoudhury |Jan 19, 2026

Govt concerned with weapon shortfall, geopolitical fragmentation post Op Sindoor