{
  "id": 9572677,
  "title": "Lokesh meets heads of top companies, seeks investments in Andhra Pradesh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lokesh-meets-heads-of-top-companies-seeks-investments-in-andhra",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:19:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lokesh-meets-heads-of-top-companies-seeks-investments-in-andhra-pradesh/article71504594.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IT & HRD Minister Nara Lokesh met with leaders of major companies in New Delhi to seek investments in Andhra Pradesh. Cisco Systems' Harish Krishnan was invited to establish a manufacturing unit for computing systems and an Engineering Center in Visakhapatnam. Vivo India's Arijit Sen was approached to consider a mobile component manufacturing unit in Tirupati. Abbott's Ishteyaque Amjad was appealed to set up a medical devices manufacturing unit in one of the AP MedTech Zones. Mastercard's Abhishek Lahiri was asked to establish a GCC/Technology Center in Visakhapatnam and join the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub. Lovneesh Chanana of SAP, Rakesh Swami of Godrej Industries, and Vaishali Chopra of Yara International were also consulted regarding potential investments.",
  "summary": "Senior officials of Cisco Systems, Abbott, and Mastercard to consider the proposals made by the Andhra Pradesh government in IT, manufacturing and other sectors",
  "key_points": [
    "IT & HRD Minister Nara Lokesh met with major company leaders in New Delhi.",
    "Cisco Systems invited to set up manufacturing unit and Engineering Center in Visakhapatnam.",
    "Vivo India approached for mobile component manufacturing unit in Tirupati."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}