New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Indian economy is witnessing a "rare balance" of sustained high gross domestic product (GDP) growth with low inflation and inclusive development, which is not a "fluke" but an outcome of government's careful planning and calibrated policy interventions, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday while replying to the debate on the Union Budget 2026-27. "This budget is being presented at the moment when there is a very rare balance for India. And this kind of moment doesn't come too many times in history," she said. According to the National Statistical Office's (NSO) first advance estimates of GDP released on January 7, the Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4% in FY26. While India ...