New Delhi, May 19 -- 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, says Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada on Tuesday.

Speaking at the industry body Assocham's India Business Reforms Summit 2026, the minister said India's economic transformation is now 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," Jitin Prasada said.

He said the govern...