Archive · 16 Aug 2026
NSW Premier Minns to visit India to boost trade, investment
Chris Minns is the leader of New South Wales, a big state in Australia.
Sydney, Australia's largest city, is in New South Wales.
At the end of August, he is going to visit India for the first time as leader.
He is going to meet leaders and business people there.
The trip is about friendship and working together.
He wants Australians and Indians to buy and sell more things to each other.
People call this trade.
Many Indian students study in New South Wales, and many Indian visitors like to travel there.
Minns hopes the trip will bring even more visitors and students.
He will visit the cities of New Delhi and Mumbai.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns will lead an official delegation to India from August 31 to September 3, visiting New Delhi and Mumbai.
The trip is Minns' first overseas visit as Premier and will focus on boosting trade, attracting investment and creating new business opportunities.
In 2024-25, NSW and India traded goods worth AUD 6.87 billion (USD 4.86 billion), making India one of the state's most important trading partners.
The delegation will explore opportunities in sectors including education, research and innovation, agri-food, clean energy, critical minerals, technology, tourism and advanced industries.
About 174,000 Indian visitors travelled to NSW between April 2024 and March 2026, and more than 28,000 Indian students study in the state.
- Who
- Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales, leading an official delegation that includes NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey.
- What
- An official visit to India to strengthen economic, education and cultural ties, boost trade, attract investment and create new business opportunities.
- When
- August 31 to September 3; announced on Sunday, August 16, at an event in Sydney marking India's 80th Independence Day.
- Where
- New Delhi and Mumbai in India; after India, Minns will travel to Kathmandu on September 4-5 and Mookhey will hold engagements in Bengaluru.
- Why
- To strengthen ties with India, one of NSW's most important trading partners, and to build on the sister-state relationship with Maharashtra.
- State
- New South Wales (NSW), Australia's most populous state
- Delegation leader
- Premier Chris Minns, joined by NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey
- Visit dates
- August 31 - September 3
- Destinations in India
- New Delhi and Mumbai
- 2024-25 goods trade
- AUD 6.87 billion (USD 4.86 billion)
- Indian visitors to NSW (April 2024 - March 2026)
- About 174,000, spending around AUD 600 million (USD 424 million)
- Indian students in NSW
- More than 28,000
- Sister-state relationship
- With Maharashtra, established in 2012