NSW Premier Leads First India Trade Mission to Boost Investment and Jobs

Sydney – The New South Wales government wrapped up a four‑day trade mission to India, marking the state’s inaugural outreach of this kind. Premier Chris Minns, accompanied by Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, spent two days each in New Delhi and Mumbai meeting with Indian officials, business leaders and academic representatives.

The delegation’s agenda spanned a broad spectrum: expanding bilateral trade, attracting Indian capital into NSW’s advanced manufacturing and critical‑minerals sectors, fostering technology partnerships, and enhancing educational exchanges. Tourism promotion and joint ventures in renewable energy also featured prominently.

Choosing India for Minns’ first overseas trip underscores the growing strategic importance of the sub‑continent to NSW’s economic roadmap. For the South‑Asian diaspora in Australia, the mission signals potential new pathways for employment, investment and collaborative projects that could link Australian innovation hubs with Indian expertise.

Both governments expressed optimism that the talks will translate into concrete agreements, laying groundwork for sustained growth and deeper people‑to‑people ties between the two regions.