# Nirmala Sitharaman pledges government support for farmers facing rising input costs.

*business · news · 2026-04-25 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- The government will maintain its FY27 fiscal deficit target at 4.5% of GDP.
- India is engaging with the US and Anthropic over cybersecurity risks from Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI model.
- Despite lower financial bids, the strategic sale of IDBI Bank will proceed as planned.
- Various ministries are preparing new reform initiatives directed by the Prime Minister to ease investment and operations.

**Companies:** IDBI Bank
**Countries:** India, United States

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