MUMBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has

hired two senior bankers in India to cash in on growing

dealmaking and investor interest in the South Asian country,

three sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Wednesday.

Sunil Khaitan will be Goldman's India head of financing and

Kamna Sahni India head of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in

Mumbai, the sources said, adding that the executives will join

the bank in the next few months.

Both new hires have previously worked at Bank of America ( BAC )

. Khaitan was the bank's Southeast Asia head of Equity

Capital Markets, while Sahni was a director in India focusing on

the healthcare and industrials space.

Khaitan and Sahni declined to comment. Goldman declined to

comment. Bank of America ( BAC ) did not respond to Reuters queries.