October 8, 2026 10:02 PM

Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu Meets PM Modi, HM Amit Shah, Gadkari, Goyal; Discusses Key State Priorities

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held separate discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on key issues concerning the state, including drought relief, water security, infrastructure projects, port-led industrialisation and expanding export opportunities for farmers. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a post on X: “Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri @n...

October 8, 2026 4:07 PM

Goyal expresses confidence of achieving USD 1 tr exports target

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday expressed confidence that India would achieve USD 1 trillion in exports of goods and services during the current fiscal. In 2025-26, the country's exports touched an all-time high of USD 863 billion. "We have set a (target of) big growth in exports...we are looking at USD one trillion exports...and I am confident after looking at the first half numbers, that we will achieve this," Goyal said here at the curtain-raiser event for CII's Part...

October 7, 2026 12:09 PM

Piyush Goyal meets top US business leaders in New York to strengthen India-US trade ties

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a series of meetings with senior leaders of leading US companies in New York this week to discuss opportunities for strengthening India-US trade and investment ties. During the meetings, the Minister invited leading US companies to explore investment opportunities in India across key sectors. Goyal met Blackstone President and COO Jonathan Gray and Chairman of Blackstone's International Private Equity business Prakash Melwani. Discussions ...

October 6, 2026 1:10 PM

Piyush Goyal discusses fresh investment opportunities, deeper business ties with global firms in US

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held separate meetings with senior executives of AIA Group, General Atlantic and IBM in the US, with discussions focused on deepening investments, expanding business ties and strengthening collaboration in insurance, financial services and frontier technologies. Goyal held talks with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna on expanding the company's longstanding presence in India and strengthening cooperation in emerging technologies. The discussions wit...

October 2, 2026 4:15 PM

Goyal Reaffirms India’s Commitment to Fair, Rules-Based Global Trading System

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called for a WTO-compliant approach to addressing global trade distortions, stressing that trade measures should be based on evidence and should not undermine the policy space available to developing countries.   Speaking on the concluding day of the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Goyal participated in discussions on structural excess capacity and production, the Most-Favoured-Nation principle, forced labour in global su...

October 1, 2026 10:57 PM

Goyal warns fertiliser shortage could trigger food crisis, flags Global South concerns at G20 Trade Ministers’ meet

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Thursday said countries of the Global South are among those most adversely affected by the food, fuel and fertiliser crises triggered by global conflicts, warning that today’s fertiliser shortage could become tomorrow’s food crisis. Participating in the opening day of the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted under the United States G20 Presidency, Goyal said India ensured food security for more than 1.4 billio...

October 1, 2026 6:59 PM

Piyush Goyal meets EU Trade Commissioner, discusses progress on signing FTA

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and reviewed the progress towards signing the India-EU Free Trade Agreement. Goyal met Sefcovic on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting in Milwaukee on Wednesday. “Good meeting my friend, Mr. @MarosSefcovic, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting,” Goyal said in a post on X. The minister said he and Sefcovic reviewed progress t...

October 1, 2026 10:27 AM

Productive discussion with USTR Greer on early conclusion of trade deal: Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday held a “productive discussion” with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the early conclusion of a mutually beneficial interim trade agreement between India and the US. Goyal met Greer on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting in Milwaukee. The meeting came on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation to review progress in bilateral cooperation across trade, ...

September 30, 2026 11:10 PM

Piyush Goyal Arrives in Milwaukee for G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting, Engages US Manufacturing, Tech Leaders

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal arrived in Milwaukee, United States, today to attend the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting and interacted with CEOs and senior executives of leading US manufacturing and technology companies at a business roundtable hosted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Goyal was received by Dr. M. Anand Prakash, Consul General of India in Chicago, upon his arrival. NAM represents a substantial share of leading US manufacturing companies, ...

September 30, 2026 11:45 AM

Goyal urges US manufacturers to expand presence in India, partner with Indian SMEs

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has urged US manufacturers to expand their presence in India, partner with Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and co-invest in advanced manufacturing to build resilient supply chains between the two countries. Goyal made the remarks while addressing a business roundtable convened by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), which brought together representatives of small and large manufacturing companies from across the United States. ...