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India-Nike Partnership Set to Boost Manufacturing and Jobs: Piyush Goyal
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Storyboard•05-10-2026, 16:28
India-Nike Partnership Set to Boost Manufacturing and Jobs: Piyush Goyal
- •Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with Nike's senior leadership in the US to discuss expanding their collaboration.
- •Goyal highlighted that the partnership could extend beyond sports into boosting domestic manufacturing, job creation, and local sourcing.
- •Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar shared memories of being the first Indian athlete to sign with Nike USA in the 1980s.
- •Nike is deepening its focus on India as part of a global restructuring and plans to set up a new campus in the country.
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Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that the partnership could power manufacturing, create jobs, strengthen local sourcing, and open new opportunities for the youth in India.
Sunil Gavaskar recalled being the first Indian athlete to sign with Nike USA in the 1980s and fondly described the company's Portland campus as being rich in sporting history.
Nike is deepening its India focus and planning a new campus as part of changes to its global operating model amid a broader restructuring of its global business.
