A smart chess move for the long game
One could read as a metaphor the finance minister’s reference to Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s well-fought battle with Magnus Carlson in her budget speech on Thursday. Ahead of the 2024 general election, finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman chose to place long-term welfarism over short-term populism, and in the process, delink the budget from the ballot. This strategy … Read more