Piyush Goyal holds talks with global CEOs in New York to deepen India-US investment ties

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a series of high-level meetings with top global business leaders in New York on May 28, aimed at strengthening India-US trade and investment ties and attracting fresh investments into key sectors of the Indian economy. 

During his transit visit to New York, Goyal met senior executives from major global firms, including Carlyle Group, Morgan Stanley, Warburg Pincus, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, and Mastercard. The discussions focused on expanding business opportunities in India, strengthening supply chain resilience and enhancing cooperation in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, digital payments, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. 

According to an official statement issued by the commerce ministry on Friday, the meetings highlighted India’s growing appeal as a global investment destination amid ongoing economic reforms and rapid digital transformation. 

Focus on investment and trade collaboration 

Goyal held one-to-one meetings with Harvey Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle Group; Ted Pick, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley; Charles Kaye, Chairman of Warburg Pincus; Chintu Patel, Co-founder and CEO of Amneal Pharmaceuticals; and Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard. 

The minister also interacted with more than 50 business leaders from the investment and trade community at a business session organised in collaboration with the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). 

The interaction focused on India’s economic growth outlook, ease of doing business measures and emerging opportunities for collaboration across sectors. Industry leaders and investors also exchanged views on expanding bilateral commercial engagement and long-term investment prospects in India. 

The ministry said the engagements reflected “growing global confidence in India’s economic outlook” and underlined the importance of deeper industry-to-industry collaboration between India and the US. 

The meetings come at a time when India is seeking to position itself as a preferred global manufacturing and investment hub while also accelerating partnerships in technology, clean energy, healthcare and digital infrastructure. 

Goyal also indicated that an interim India-US trade agreement could be finalised soon, with the USISPF saying the minister shared an “encouraging update” on the ongoing bilateral trade talks during his interaction with leading business executives.