New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a record ninth budget at a time of global uncertainty. In an interview, she spoke about the government's efforts at creating more jobs, building industry's competitiveness, facilitating easier cross-border trade and the investor interest in India's defence production sector. Edited excerpts:

What do we understand by 'jobs'? It is productive engagements, so that you are able to make some earnings out of it-to support your family, make your living better. You can be an entrepreneur, a tradesman or a businessman of some sort. So, a task is to help create more entrepreneurs in this country. There is a special announcement in the budget for that. So, it is not just loo...