How India intends to get enough “bang for the buck”

India plans to narrow its fiscal deficit to 5.1% in 2025, down from a targeted 5.8% in 2024.

Reining in government spending and exploring new areas of innovation will keep India on track to achieve this target, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told CNBC’s Sri Jegarajah in an exclusive interview.

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