October28 , 2026

    Bengal to be India’s logistics capital: US ambassador

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    West Bengal has the potential to become the logistics capital of India, said Eric Garcetti, the US ambassador to India, during an interactive session with the members of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) here on Thursday.

    West Bengal has the potential to become the logistics capital of India, said Eric Garcetti, the US ambassador to India, during an interactive session with the members of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) here on Thursday.

    Garcetti pointed out that US companies such as Amazon have already invested in logistics here. “The state is not only strategically located in India but also well-positioned as the gateway between in south east Asia, south Asia and east Asia,” he added.

    The US Ambassador met the principal chief advisor to the chief minister of West Bengal, Amit Mitra, on Wednesday. Garcetti said that US is keen to invest in infrastructure in the state. An toll company from the US is linked with Second Vivekananda Bridge across the Ganges, a critical infrastructure for the city for 16 years.

    “There are strong ties between West Bengal and the American companies,” he added.