We held an enlightening Virtual Panel Discussion on the Union Budget 2021. We were honoured to have Dr. S. C. Vats, Chairman of VIPS, as our Guest of Honour and our Director, Dr. Rajiv R Thakur, delivered a thought-provoking theme address that set the tone for the evening. Prof. Sidharth Mishra, Chairperson VIMC, VSIT, Vivekananda Research Centre, skillfully steered the discussion as our Moderator. Our panel of distinguished speakers included Prof. Arun Kumar, the Malcolm Adiseshiah Professor from the Institute of Social Science, Mr. Vijay Sardana, Advocate, Delhi High Court & Corporate Director Boards, Mr. Shiv Kumar, MD (Retd.) State of Bikaner & Jaipur SBBJ, Mr. Dhananjay Sinha, Director & Head, Institutional Research at Systemtix Group, Mr. Abheek Barua, Chief Economist at HDFC Bank Ltd., and Prof Rattan Sharma, our very own Professor Emeritus at DSB, contributed their esteemed insights.