Union Minister Piyush Goyal Addresses Inaugural Session Of 31st CII Partnership Summit
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has invited global investors to make India their preferred destination for manufacturing, research and development, global capability centres and emerging technologies. Addressing the inaugural session of the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam today, Mr. Goyal said India offers open markets, growing capabilities and a reliable and predictable policy environment.
He said India has concluded nine free trade and preferential trade agreements in the last four to four-and-a-half years, covering 38 developed countries and providing access to markets representing around 60 trillion US dollars of global GDP.
Highlighting Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Goyal said the State is emerging as an important investment destination, with opportunities in advanced technology, drones, space, green hydrogen, data centres and research and development. He said Visakhapatnam is moving from traditional industries such as steel towards new-age sectors and technology, while its resilience in dealing with recent cyclones reflects its preparedness to host major business and investment events.(UPDATED ON 12TH NOVEMBER 2026)
