Nirmala Sitharaman begins US visit for G20 talks and India investment push

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has begun a six-day US visit for G20 finance meetings and investor outreach. The trip aims to deepen India-US economic links while projecting India's priorities on global finance.Stock photo used for illustrationFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in the United States on Thursday for a six-day visit during which she will attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings and hold talks with investors, CEOs and business leaders on investment opportunities in India.The visit follows her three-day trip to Canada and is part of a nine-day joint visit to Canada and the US that will end on September 2. Sitharaman landed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and was received by Indian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Namgya C Khampa and Consul General of India in Chicago Somnath Ghosh, according to an official statement.In Chicago, Sitharaman will take part in a roundtable conference with prominent investors and engage with leading CEOs, presidents and senior representatives of the private sector, the statement said. The discussions will focus on India's investment opportunities, economic outlook, and areas for strengthening business and investment partnerships between India and the United States.She will also visit the Polsky Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, where she will exchange perspectives on entrepreneurship, innovation, technology commercialisation, and strengthening linkages with India's rapidly expanding start-up and innovation ecosystem, it said. The Union finance minister will later interact with members of the Indian community in Chicago. Sitharaman will then lead an Indian delegation at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings in Asheville, North Carolina, being held under the presidency of the United States. The meeting, scheduled for August 31 and September 1, will bring together finance ministers, central bank governors and senior economic officials from G20 members to deliberate on key global economic and financial issues, the statement said.The meeting follows the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting scheduled for August 29 and 30. India's participation in the G20 Finance Track provides an important platform to contribute to discussions on global economic growth and stability, international financial cooperation, and other issues of significance to emerging and advanced economies, the official statement said. The engagement would also provide an opportunity for India to advance its perspectives on contemporary global economic challenges and strengthen cooperation with G20 partners, it added. After this, Sitharaman will travel to New York, where she will hold an Investor Roundtable with CEOs and senior representatives of leading New York-based companies. She will also hold one-to-one meetings with senior executives and CEOs from the financial sector to discuss investment opportunities, India's economic and financial landscape, and avenues for strengthening financial and institutional linkages between India and the United States, the statement said.During her visit to New York, NASDAQ will host Sitharaman at a bell-ringing ceremony. The visit will provide an opportunity to gain insights into developments in technology-driven financial markets and the evolving interface between technology and capital markets, the official statement said.Before arriving in the US, Sitharaman was in Canada on a three-day visit that began on August 25. In Toronto, she attended the inaugural India-Canada Economic and Financial Dialogue and met investors and businesses from sectors including energy, artificial intelligence and critical minerals. The discussions focused on strengthening economic and financial cooperation and creating greater opportunities for investment and business between the two countries.Overall, Sitharaman's North America visit includes meetings with investors and business leaders, participation in the G20 finance track, and engagements aimed at discussing investment opportunities, economic cooperation and India's financial and innovation landscape.With PTI Inputs- EndsPublished By: India Today Web Desk Published On: Aug 29, 2026 05:30 IST