Overview

• At the CII Partnership Summit curtain-raiser in New Delhi, Piyush Goyal defined atmanirbharata as building resilient, end-to-end supply and value chains to prevent trade weaponisation and ensure India meets its obligations.
• He outlined a framework built on aatmnirbharta (self-reliance), aatmvishwas (self-confidence) and aatmraksha (self-protection) to guide India’s response to the current geo-economic environment.
• Goyal highlighted the September 22 GST 2.0 overhaul, describing significant rate cuts intended to simplify the indirect tax system and boost consumption.
• The 30th CII Partnership Summit is scheduled for November 14–15 in Visakhapatnam, organizers confirmed at the event.
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu promoted projects including a proposed quantum valley in Amaravati, a Google data centre in Visakhapatnam, a state-approved AM/NS India steel plant, and potential BPCL petrochemical investment.