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Indian Firms Invest $40 Billion in U.S., Supporting Jobs
Indian companies have invested a large amount of money in the United States.
The investment is worth about $40 billion.
It directly supports more than 70,000 jobs for people in America.
An industry group says the wider effect may support more than 425,000 jobs.
The companies work in areas such as medicine, technology, manufacturing and energy.
India and the United States want to work more closely on trade and important minerals.
They also want supply chains to keep working during disruptions.
U.S. officials encouraged Indian companies to invest more in American factories, research and distribution.
Indian companies have invested $40 billion in the United States, according to the U.S. embassy in India.
The investments directly support more than 70,000 American jobs, with indirect employment estimated at over 425,000.
Key sectors include pharmaceuticals, information technology, advanced manufacturing and energy.
Nirmala Sitharaman invited Scott Bessent to New Delhi for an Economic and Financial Partnership meeting later this year.
U.S. envoy Sergio Gor urged stronger supply-chain cooperation and greater investment by Indian companies in the United States.
- Who
- Indian companies, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. envoy Sergio Gor.
- What
- Indian companies have invested $40 billion in the United States and support more than 70,000 direct American jobs.
- Where
- The officials met in Asheville, while the investments and supported jobs are in the United States across all 50 states.
- When
- The investment figures were announced after a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting; Sitharaman invited Bessent to New Delhi later this year.
- Why
- The two countries are seeking a deeper economic and financial partnership, stronger supply chains, cooperation on critical minerals and a mutually beneficial trade relationship.
Key facts
- Indian investment in the U.S.
- $40 billion
- Direct American jobs
- More than 70,000
- Estimated broader employment footprint
- More than 425,000 jobs, including indirect employment
- States covered
- All 50 U.S. states
- Main sectors
- Pharmaceuticals, information technology, advanced manufacturing and energy
- Upcoming engagement
- Economic and Financial Partnership meeting in New Delhi later this year
- Additional cooperation areas
- Critical minerals, supply-chain resilience, manufacturing, research and development, and distribution
Quotes
Sergio Gor
US envoy speaking at the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India
“India-US ties stand at 'historic high-point.Both govts working closely to build a fair, reciprocal and mutually-beneficial trade relationship.”
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