PM Modi meets President Murmu

New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The meeting came days after PM Modi's return from his visit to Japan and China.
During PM Modi's visit to Japan, the two counties focused on shaping the next phase in Special Strategic and Global Partnership, which has made steady and significant progress over the past eleven years.
During the visit, India and Japan gave new wings to the bilateral collaboration, expanding the scope and ambition of economic and investment ties. They advanced cooperation in new and emerging technologies, including AI and Semiconductors.
PM Modi later travelled to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
India is an active and constructive member of SCO and has remained committed to working with the SCO members to address shared challenges and deepen regional cooperation.
PM Modi also held meetings with President Xi Jinping, President Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.
The GST Council earlier this month approved reforms with a multi-sectoral and multi-thematic focus on improving the lives of all citizens and ensuring ease of doing business for all, including small traders and businessmen
It approved rate rationalisation with a focus on common man, labour-intensive industries, farmers and agriculture, health and key drivers of the economy. (ANI)