India, Dec. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said positive changes in the tax structure and other such reforms are no longer "reactionary" but driven by the "idea of nation first". "This was unthinkable a decade ago," the PM said in his address at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2025 in New Delhi.

On how reforms were approached earlier, he said, "It was either for some political interest or to manage a crisis, but now national growth is the driving factor. In each sector, there is something improving. Our speed is constant, direction is consistent, and intent is nation first."

He cited the year 2025 as a big example.

"The biggest reform this year is the next-generation GST. The result is evident. The direct tax syste...