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The global order in 2025–2026 is defined by unprecedented levels of armed conflict, supply chain fragmentation, energy market volatility, and the weaponization of trade. India, the world's most populous nation and fifth-largest economy, stands at a pivotal crossroads. Unlike many nations pulled into alliance-based financial commitments, India has charted a distinct path — one of strategic autonomy, domestic resilience, and calibrated global engagement. This paper examines India's financial route map during this wartime crisis: its fiscal architecture, defense investment trends, monetary policy adjustments, trade recalibrations, and the structural reforms that will determine whether India emerges from global turbulence as a stronger economic power or falls prey to the vulnerabilities that have ensnared other emerging markets.

Keywords

FDI, Financial Resilience, Fiscal policy, Monetary Policy Trade Recalibration

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