NEW DELHI -- With general elections around the corner and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party in pole position, the government on Thursday unveiled an interim budget focused on shoring up infrastructure while continuing with fiscal consolidation.
As many analysts expected, the package was short on big-ticket populist outlays -- suggesting Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are confident of winning a third straight term when the nation of 1.4 billion goes to the polls in April and May.
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