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Finance Minister Sitharaman Wraps Up San Francisco Talks, Heads to Washington for IMF and G20 Meetings

Sitharaman concluded discussions with US tech leaders on AI, energy, and digital infrastructure, emphasizing India's vision for development under the #ViksitBharat framework.

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Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman attends Luncheon Roundtable with various pension fund managers and other institutional investors, in San Francisco, US
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her address at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University (photo:IANS)
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Overview

  • Nirmala Sitharaman met executives from Google Cloud, a16z, VMware, DataRobot, and Turing to explore India-US collaboration in AI, energy, and digital infrastructure.
  • She delivered a keynote at Stanford University, outlining India's 2047 development vision under the #ViksitBharat initiative, focusing on inclusive and sustainable growth.
  • Google Cloud discussed its carbon-free energy goals and potential partnerships under the Make in India initiative, while DataRobot expressed interest in India's AI Centre of Excellence.
  • Sitharaman highlighted India's achievements in digital public infrastructure, including over a billion digital identities and its top global ranking in AI skill penetration.
  • She now travels to Washington, D.C., to participate in IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings and G20 finance discussions, continuing India's global economic engagements.