India’s Role in the Global Economy

As the world’s economy shifts toward Asia, India is playing an increasingly prominent role in global affairs. The United States recently became India’s largest trading partner, and the two countries are making important progress on deepening their economic connection. Policymakers in New Delhi and Washington will need to collaborate more closely than in the past to sustain India’s economic development and address challenges facing the global economy.

Join Hudson for a conversation between Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman and Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead. Sitharaman was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in the Parliament of India in 2014 and appointed as India’s minister of finance and corporate affairs in 2019. She has also served as minister of defense and minister of state of the Ministries of Commerce and Industry, Finance, and Corporate Affairs.