New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal held meetings with senior executives of leading US companies in New York this week to discuss strengthening India-US trade and investment ties and invite them to explore opportunities in India, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday.

Goyal met Blackstone president and chief operating officer Jonathan Gray and chairman of Blackstone's international private equity business Prakash Melwani to discuss expanding the company's investments and partnerships in India across key sectors.

He met Neuberger Berman chairman and chief executive George Walker and senior members of its leadership team. The discussions covered opportunities to deepen investment linkages and strengthen enga...