India, Feb. 1 -- The Union Budget 2026-27, presented in the newly inaugurated Kartavya Bhawan, signals a transition from reactive policy-making to a long-term strategic mission.The defining theme is the First Kartavya: Accelerating and Sustaining Economic Growth through Productivity, Competitiveness, and Resilience. This is not merely an economic pillar; it is a high-tech blueprint designed to shift India from a consumer of global technology to a primary architect of it.

The First Kartavya outlines a decisive shift toward frontier manufacturing and digital sovereignty. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has moved beyond the "Digital India" of the last decade, focusing instead on deep-tech self-reliance and the hardening of global supply...