At Niti Aayog's Governing Council meet, Narendra Modi says states must recognise their core competence and work towards raising GDP targets right from the district level.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to PM Narendra Modi saying she wouldn't be attending the 15 June Niti Aayog meet since the body doesn't have financial powers.
Defence Minister Rajanth Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will be the other ex-officio members.
This will be the first governing council meeting under PM Modi's new government and is expected to address issues concerning water management, agriculture and security.
Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar said the think tank is devising an economic agenda that will focus on sustainable growth and boosting private investments.
One analyst noted that Trump’s tariff on India signals a clear shift from Washington’s earlier view of New Delhi as a friendly partner to a strategic adversary.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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