- 1919: Guaranty Trust Company becomes a U.S. correspondent of the Tata Industrial Bank of India and renders direct banking and merchant services throughout British India.
- 1920: Equitable Trust Company of New York sends two representatives to Mumbai and Kolkata. The representatives spend an extended period of time in India and by 1921 a representative office is established. The representatives operate in India until 1929.
- 1922: J.P. Morgan & Co. in New York and Morgan Grenfell, its affiliated partnership in London, take an ownership interest in the merchant banking firm of Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. in Kolkata.
- 1945: Chase National Bank opens its first representative office in Mumbai. Initially located at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, the office moves to the New India Assurance Building within a year.
- 1980s: The firm’s business in India broadens to include investment banking, cross-border capital market activities and financial advisory services.
- 1993: J.P. Morgan enters into a joint venture with the Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) and raises funds in the domestic market for public and private sector clients. In the following year, J.P. Morgan forms a second joint venture with ICICI to offer investment management services in India.
- 1994: J.P. Morgan obtained branch license and opened a branch in Mumbai to conduct full commercial banking operation.
- 1994: Chase Manhattan Bank and its affiliates help arrange two of the largest international financings for Indian corporations: a US$250 million European bond issue by iron and steel manufacturer Essar Gujarat Ltd., and a US$250 million revolving credit facility for the State Bank of India.
- 1996: J.P. Morgan & Co. jointly leads the first Global Depositary Receipt issue for an Indian financial institution, a $200 million GDR issue for the Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited (ICICI).
- 1999: J.P. Morgan & Co. opens its first branch in India at Vakils House in Mumbai.
- 2002: JPMorgan Chase establishes its global service center in Mumbai to support every line of business at JPMorgan Chase.
- 2007: J.P. Morgan launches the Commercial Bank in India. In the same year, J.P. Morgan Asset Management receives its license to sell to retail investors in India. This is followed by the launch of its first mutual fund, the J.P. Morgan India Equity Fund.
- 2008: J.P. Morgan helps raise more than US$20 billion for Indian corporations through domestic and international offerings.
- 2011: JPMorgan Chase opens a Global Service Center in Hyderabad.
- 2016: J.P. Morgan opened three branches in India - in New Delhi, Devanahalli (near Bengaluru) and Paranur (near Chennai).
- 2019: JPMorgan Chase announces a US$25 million philanthropic commitment to India, alongside the World Bank, in the area of workforce development and skills to align with the Indian economy.
- 2019: J.P. Morgan expanded Commercial Banking in India to serve local midcap companies
- 2021: The firm’s new campus in Hyderabad opens. This is the firm’s largest campus in Asia Pacific, and consolidates employees who work in technology, risk, operations, and support services.
- 2022: J.P. Morgan launched its international banking unit in GIFT IFSC in Gandhinagar.