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Sitharaman Invites Global Investors to Manufacture in India
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wants more international companies to build and invent products in India.
She said India should be seen as more than a place where companies sell things.
Businesses could open factories, technology centres and research centres there.
She pointed to India’s workers, infrastructure and digital systems as useful resources.
She also described opportunities in areas such as artificial intelligence, electronics, finance and defence.
India is trying to attract companies as global supply chains change.
The goal is for companies to make products in India for people in India and around the world.
She shared this message with investors and business leaders in Chicago.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged investors to view India as a global manufacturing and technology base, not merely a consumer market.
At a Chicago business roundtable, she invited companies to establish manufacturing, technology and innovation centres in India.
She highlighted India’s scale, talent, infrastructure, technology ecosystem and reform efforts as investment advantages.
She identified opportunities in AI, digital services, financial services, infrastructure, food processing, defence, semiconductors and electronics.
Sitharaman said India’s platforms, incentives and supply-chain potential could support businesses serving both Indian and global markets.
- Who
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, global investors and business leaders.
- What
- Sitharaman invited global companies to establish manufacturing bases and technology and innovation centres in India.
- Where
- Chicago, United States.
- When
- At a business roundtable on Friday; the article does not provide the calendar date.
- Why
- She said India’s talent, scale, infrastructure, technology ecosystem and reform momentum can help companies build for Indian and global markets.
Key facts
- Event
- High-level Business Roundtable focused on “Manufacture in India — for India and for the world”
- Location
- Chicago
- Investment message
- View India as a manufacturing, technology, innovation and long-term investment platform
- Highlighted sectors
- Manufacturing, AI and digital, financial services, infrastructure, food processing, defence and advanced technologies
- Digital platforms
- Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, ONDC and India Stack
- GIFT City entities
- The article reported 1,250 registered entities as of June 2026
- Infrastructure opportunities
- Freight corridors, railway modernisation, electrification and high-speed rail
Quotes
Nirmala Sitharaman
India’s Finance Minister
“The next opportunity is to build higher-value businesses in AI, engineering, analytics, product development, semiconductors and electronics, with India’s Global Capability Centres increasingly becoming global innovation hubs”
CNBC TV 18
“As global companies reassess supply chains and capital allocation, India offers not only scale as a market, but increasing depth as a long-term investment and operating platform”
CNBC TV 18
Sources
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