New Delhi, June 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting of his Economic Advisory Council to discuss India's economy and long-term development priorities, a day after official data showed the economy grew 7.7% in 2025-26 and the government unveiled a package of foreign investment reforms. "Chaired a meeting of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. Deliberated on a wide range of issues relating to India's economic transformation and long-term development priorities," Modi said in a post on X, adding that he shared perspectives on "adding more momentum to the reforms journey and ensuring 'Ease of Living' as well as 'Ease of Doing Business'." The meeting came against the backdrop of criticism from opposition parties, which have cited the rupee's deterioration against the dollar and rising retail fuel prices as evidence of policy failure. Modi and EAC members deliberated various ideas and measures to further boost economic growth in the ongoing uncertain global environment. On Friday, the finance ministry announced measures to widen investment options for foreign individuals and portfolio investors in Indian equities and made government bonds more attractive with tax concessions, while the RBI took monetary measures including hedging cost subvention for external commercial borrowings and opened a concessional swap window for FCNR(B) deposits to boost foreign exchange inflows and support the rupee.P8...