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PM Modi met Wang, the first Chinese minister to visit India since the disengagement of forces on the LAC last October, following his talks with NSA Ajit Doval
India adopted the GST in 2017, sweeping in more than a dozen domestic state taxes in a bid to unify the economy on the principle of "one nation, one tax, one market". It was hailed as the biggest tax reform since independence from Britain in 1947.
The PM added that stable, predictable, and constructive relations between India and China would significantly play a part in regional and global peace and prosperity.
During his Friday speech, Modi also hinted India would continue its unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. The treaty, which India suspended after the April massacre, allows sharing of the Indus River that runs about 2,897 kilometers (1,800 miles) through South Asia and is a lifeline for both countries.
According to sources, Modi asserted, "Nehru partitioned the country once, and then again. Under the Indus Waters Treaty, 80 per cent of the water was given to Pakistan. Later, through his secretary, Nehru admitted his mistake, saying that it brought no benefit."
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India's Modi vows to protect farmers, cuts tax, pushes self-reliance amid Trump tariff tensions
Farmers are a key political constituency in India and they violently protested against Modi's last big push to reform the sector, forcing him to repeal three farm laws in 2021 in what was a rare defeat for him.
Teacher: The Indian Army, police and paramilitary forces rushed to help immediately. The Hon’ble Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, immediately left for Kashmir. And Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled a foreign visit and returned to New Delhi. He strongly condemned the attack.
India would not accept any compromise when it comes to the interests of its farmers, cattle-rearers and fishermen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday as the country wrestles with steep tariffs imposed by the US following breakdown of trade talks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) at his official residence in Lok Kalyan Marg. Shukla was part of the Axiom-4 commercial mission to the ISS from June 25 to July 15.
It is one of the biggest job-creation programs rolled out in recent years, signaling the government’s intent to court India’s young workforce. At the launch, the PM Modi called the plan a 'transformational step,' saying it was about more than just jobs ...