Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Addresses USISPF Members on Post-Budget Debrief

The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) was delighted to host the honorable Finance Minister, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman for a virtual post-Budget discussion with captains of industry and top financial services leaders.

Ms. Sitharaman interpreted Budget 2023 with conversations pertaining to the government’s policies and priorities in this budget, highlighting green energy, infrastructure, the digital economy, and skilling the workforce, especially with a focus on youth and women.

USISPF was also delighted to also welcome Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s Envoy to the United States.

In November 2022, USISPF’s dedicated tax policy initiative, the U.S.-India Tax Forum was honored to be invited to present collective industry recommendations on tax proposals for Budget 2023-2024 to the Ministry of Finance.

Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of USISPF stated: “It was our pleasure to host the honorable Finance Minister and we thank her for her time in interpreting the Budget for our financial services leaders. India's rise from the tenth to the fifth largest economy is a hallmark of the bright economic spot in a period when other economies are suffering from global economic headwinds. The Budget announced by the government was innovative, bold, and stellar. We look forward to hosting more such interactions over the coming weeks.”

In addition to hosting the Finance Minister, USISPF has held post-budget debriefs with Dr. Arvind Panagariya, Founding Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr. KV Subramanian, Former Chief Economic Adviser to Government. of India, Tarun Bajaj, Former Revenue Secretary and other Advisors of the U.S.-India Tax Forum.