Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel returned to the state on Thursday after concluding his six-day visit to the United States and Canada, where he participated in investment and industry-related programmes and held meetings with global companies to promote the state as an investment destination.
Patel visited the US and Canada from August 17 to 26 and conducted roadshows for the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027. He also discussed investment opportunities across key sectors, including semiconductors, artificial intelligence, data centres, manufacturing and GIFT City.
Speaking after his return, Patel said the visit generated positive interest among major companies and investors in Gujarat.
“Under Vibrant Gujarat, we have returned from a trip to America and Canada. The Prime Minister’s global relations and the trust people have in him, we have seen that there. Due to complete trust in him, people from every sector want to invest more in India, and after our visit, they want that investment to come to Gujarat,” he said.
“This is our attempt. We have had good meetings with many big companies, be it in the semiconductor sector, AI, data centre, or manufacturing sector or for GIFT City, for financial big companies; good meetings have taken place with everyone. And they are eager to invest in Gujarat. So, for Gujarat, there will be very good investment,” Patel added.
Gujarat Chief Secretary M K Das also termed the visit successful, saying several companies had expressed interest in investing in the state.
“This trip was very successful. Many meetings took place. There is a lot of enthusiasm among people for India and especially for Gujarat. Many companies want to come to Gujarat. For manufacturing and R&D, people will come here. And a large delegation will come for the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. This will be very good for Gujarat’s development,” Das told ANI.
During his visit, Patel engaged with global business and technology leaders and invited companies to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027.
In Canada, he interacted with members of the Gujarati diaspora, entrepreneurs and startup representatives, besides holding discussions with business leaders, including representatives of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and the Business Council of Canada.
In the US, Patel travelled to San Francisco, Washington DC and New York, where he met representatives of companies and institutions including Micron, Google, Applied Materials, Zscaler, Walmart and Perplexity.
The discussions explored investment and collaboration opportunities in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, technology, manufacturing and innovation, with a focus on strengthening Gujarat’s position as a preferred global investment destination.
(ANI Inputs)
