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The finance minister has through his staid Budget ensured the survival of UPA 2 for now. But at what economic cost?

March 22, 2012 / 11:40 IST

By: Udit Misra, K.P. Narayana Kumar/ Forbes India

The finance minister has through his staid Budget ensured the survival of UPA 2 for now. But at what economic cost?

How one rates the latest UPA Budget depends entirely on how one views the overall context. Do Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukherjee represent two top-end batsmen, at the height of their powers leading their team out of a difficult situation? Or are they more like the tailenders trying to avoid getting out and batting for a draw.

As it turns out, Mukherjee

first published: Mar 22, 2012 10:40 am

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