Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1 (Sunday), and analysts are expecting a significant hike for the defence sector, considering the background of Operation Sindoor. Launched by India in response to the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives, Operation Sindoor is considered to be a turning point in the history of India-Pakistan military conflicts, as both sides extensively used drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to target each other's military infrastructure.
Union Budget 2026: Tracking defence allocations under Modi government since 2014
