India unveils fire-fighting budget to placate voters, sustain growth
Finance minister sticks to his fiscal deficit target of 3.5% of gross domestic product for the 2016/17 fiscal year
New Delhi
INDIA unveiled a fire-fighting budget on Monday that seeks to win back support among rural voters for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and sustain growth against a grim global backdrop - all without borrowing more.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's third budget marked a strategic shift by addressing rural distress in a country of 1.3 billion, where two-fifths of families rely on farming and are reeling from two years of drought.
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