The Bharatiya Janata Party announced a significant Rs 1 lakh crore budget for Delhi in 2025-26, a 31.6% increase from the previous year. Major allocations include Rs 19,291 crore for education, Rs 12,952 crore for transport, and Rs 12,893 crore for health. The budget heavily relies on central grants.

This statement came in the wake of the Punjab government’s ongoing anti-drug mission, which has been in full swing since March 1, 2025.

Since 2023, tensions escalated between India and the US over allegations that India targeted Sikh separatists in the US and Canada.