Highlights
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met top US business leaders in New York.
- Discussions focused on trade, investment, fintech, pharma and innovation partnerships.
- Goyal met executives from Mastercard, Morgan Stanley, Warburg Pincus and Amneal Pharmaceuticals.
- India highlighted its strong growth story and investor-friendly business environment.
- Over 50 global business leaders attended the New York roundtable event.
- India-US trade and supply chain partnerships were key discussion points.
- Visit follows Goyal’s Canada tour aimed at strengthening economic ties.
New York, May 29, 2026: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a series of high-level meetings with leading US business executives in New York as India intensified efforts to strengthen trade, investment and innovation partnerships with the United States.
The visit came after Goyal’s recent Canada tour and focused on showcasing India’s expanding economic opportunities and strengthening long-term business collaborations.
During the visit, Goyal met Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard, where discussions centred on digital commerce, digital security and next-generation payment technologies. The minister highlighted India’s rapidly growing digital economy and its emergence as a global fintech innovation hub supported by robust digital public infrastructure.
Goyal also held talks with Chintu Patel, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, regarding investment opportunities in India’s pharmaceutical sector and ways to deepen collaboration in innovation and healthcare manufacturing.
In another key meeting, Goyal interacted with Chip Kaye, Chairman of Warburg Pincus, discussing the evolving global investment landscape and India’s growing role as a major engine of economic growth and innovation. He emphasised that India’s scale, talent pool, policy reforms and rising domestic demand continue to create attractive opportunities for global investors.
The minister further met Ted Pick, Chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley, where discussions focused on expanding long-term investments and strengthening institutional partnerships in India across emerging sectors.
As part of the visit, Goyal also participated in a business roundtable attended by more than 50 global business leaders. The event was organised by the Consulate General of India in New York in collaboration with the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).
Addressing the gathering, Goyal highlighted India’s strong economic growth, reform-driven governance and improving ease of doing business under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. Discussions focused on expanding India-US cooperation in trade, investment, innovation and resilient supply chains.
The engagement reflects India’s broader strategy to deepen economic diplomacy and attract global investments through sustained partnerships with key international economies.
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