Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Sitharaman Begins Six-Day US Visit for G20 Talks
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is visiting the United States for six days.
She will attend an important G20 meeting about the world economy and financial cooperation.
The meeting will take place in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 31 and September 1.
She will first meet investors and business leaders in Chicago.
She will discuss ways for companies to invest in India and build stronger business ties.
She will also visit a University of Chicago centre focused on entrepreneurship and innovation.
In New York, she will meet financial-sector leaders and investors.
Nasdaq will host her at a bell-ringing ceremony.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in the United States for a six-day visit after a three-day trip to Canada.
She will lead India’s delegation at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Asheville on August 31 and September 1.
In Chicago, she is scheduled to meet investors, CEOs, business leaders and members of the Indian community.
Her Chicago program includes a visit to the University of Chicago’s Polsky Centre to discuss startups, innovation and technology commercialisation.
In New York, she will meet financial-sector executives and attend a Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony.
- Who
- India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and an Indian delegation.
- What
- A six-day US visit involving G20 finance discussions, investor meetings and talks with business leaders.
- When
- She arrived on August 29, 2026; the G20 meeting is scheduled for August 31 and September 1, and the broader Canada-US tour is due to end on September 2.
- Where
- Chicago and New York in the United States, with the G20 meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.
- Why
- To participate in global economic and financial discussions and promote investment and stronger economic ties between India and the United States.
- US visit
- Six days
- Broader tour
- The nine-day Canada-US tour began on August 25 and is scheduled to conclude on September 2.
- G20 meeting
- The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting is scheduled for August 31 and September 1 in Asheville, North Carolina.
- G20 agenda
- Global economic growth, financial stability and international economic cooperation.
- Chicago engagements
- Investor and private-sector roundtables, a University of Chicago visit and an interaction with the Indian community.
- New York engagements
- An investor roundtable, one-to-one meetings with financial-sector executives and a Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony.
- Previous Canada visit
- Sitharaman attended the inaugural India-Canada Economic and Financial Dialogue and met investors and businesses in energy, artificial intelligence and critical minerals.
