India woos top US investors as Piyush Goyal holds high-level New York meetings

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held a series of high-level business and investment engagements in New York on May 28, 2026, during his transit through the city, highlighting India as an increasingly attractive global investment destination.

IBNS • 29 May 2026, 02:30 pm

During the visit, the minister held one-on-one meetings with several top global corporate leaders, including Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz, Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO Ted Pick, Warburg Pincus Chairman Charles Kaye, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Co-founder and CEO Chintu Patel, and Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach.

According to a government statement, the discussions focused on strengthening India-U.S. trade and investment ties, expanding opportunities for global businesses in India, enhancing supply chain resilience, and advancing cooperation in key sectors such as financial services, healthcare, digital payments, manufacturing, innovation, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

Piyush Goyal also addressed a gathering of more than 50 prominent business leaders from the investment and trade community at a business interaction organised in collaboration with the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.

The interaction provided an opportunity to exchange views on India’s strong economic growth trajectory, ongoing reforms, ease of doing business, sectors with high collaboration potential, and emerging investment opportunities across key industries.