The budget avoids populist tax cuts or headline-grabbing sops, signalling that the government believes its core voter coalitions are secure and that economic credibility matters more than short-term applause.
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Mohammad Ali is the recipient of the Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting on South Asia. He is a Senior Associate Editor at Outlook, based in Delhi. He tweets at @hindureporter
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