New Delhi: India will never negotiate at gunpoint, nor will it hurry into any deal over issues that are in the interest of its people, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said after Donald Trump’s move to “pause” the reciprocal tariffs Washington had imposed on New Delhi for a period of 90 days. The move was seen … Read more
“Are we going to be happy being delivery boys and girls?” Commerce minister Piyush Goyal taunted the Indian startup industry at the 2025 edition of Startup Mahakumbh in New Delhi last week. At the annual jamboree organised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade for industry upstarts, Goyal said, What are Indian … Read more
Mumbai: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal stated that the Government is working on a bilateral trade agreement as was decided between Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump in February. His remarks came in the face of the tariffs imposed by Trump’s administration. Piyush Goyal assured the businesspersons that the government is … Read more
New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday that India is well poised to convert the current market fluctuations into an opportunity, against the backdrop of the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US. In his address at the ‘India Global Forum’ here, the minister said that Indian industries need to keep … Read more
New Delhi: Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAT, has stepped into the debate over India’s startups with a message of solidarity for Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, whose recent remarks drew both criticism and concern from across the startup ecosystem. “It’s not every day that the government asks founders to dream bigger,” Mr Gupta said in … Read more
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced the setting up of a dedicated Startup India desk within the ministry to serve as a helpline for budding entrepreneurs across India, accessible through a simple four-digit toll-free number in regional languages. He also said the second Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) with … Read more
New Delhi: BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal criticized Zepto chief executive Aadit Palicha’s response to Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s comments on Indian startups as “misplaced and illogical”. Mr Khandelwal, who is also the secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), said the Union Minister raised a genuine concern on the focus areas of … Read more
New Delhi: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s note to Indian startups – asking them to shift focus from food delivery to more advanced technological solutions – has led to a debate online. Some industry leaders, such as Zepto co-founder Aadit Palicha, pointed out India’s consumer startups have generated thousands of crores in tax contributions and … Read more
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday asked the Indian startup community to shift their focus from grocery delivery and ice cream making to to high tech sector like semiconductor, machine learning, robotics, and artificial intelligence. He also said there is a need for more Indian investors into the startup ecosystem. “Are … Read more