India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India logo, as India's Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur look on as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis The Indian government recently announced a new budget aimed at providing a major boost to healthcare and infrastructure development. The budget is the country’s latest bid to spark a post-pandemic recovery and advance Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat—an economically self-reliant India. In a speech presenting the budget, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined six key pillars on which the budget is based: health and well-being; physical and financial capital and infrastructure; inclusive development for an aspirational India; reinvigorated human capital; innovation and research and development; and the concept of “minimum government and maximum governance.” While supporters argue that the 2021-2022 budget provides strong stimulus for long-term sustainable growth, critics claim its approach to fiscal consolidation is too aggressive.