India should be seen as investment partner, not just a market: Prasada

ANI New Delhi

India should be seen not merely as a market for selling products but as a long-term investment partner, with foreign companies encouraged to work alongside Indian businesses in the country's growth story, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said on Tuesday.

Speaking at the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) India Business Reforms Summit 2026, the minister said India's economic transformation is being driven not only by metropolitan cities but also by smaller towns and rural areas, creating a large domestic market for businesses and investors. 

"India is changing bottom up as well. It's not only about our metros. So that's where. We are the biggest market," Prasada said. He said the government is encouraging global investors to become part of India's manufacturing and business ecosystem, rather than using the country only as a consumer market. 

"But I tell the investors, also the foreign investors, that don't treat India as just a market. We want to partner with you. We want them to invest in India," he said. Prasada said India offers a stable business environment backed by legal certainty and transparent governance, which gives confidence to domestic and foreign investors.