Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Among 100 Most Influential Women in UK Power List
- Nirmala Sitharaman is in the list of the 100 most influential women.
- Credit to the Minister of Corporate Affairs as one of the most powerful women of India
- Nirmala Sitharaman plays important role in India-UK relations as former Defence Minister.
Mumbai: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is in the list of the 100 most influential women who are leading UK-India relations with the most cabinet minister Penny Mordant of Britain.
100 Most Influential Women in UK-India Relations: List of Celebrant Women UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid started Monday as the India Day in the Houses of Parliament in London.
It gave credit to the Minister of Corporate Affairs as one of the most powerful women of India, who plays the “important” role in the bilateral relations of India’s former Defense Minister and now the Finance Minister.
“Studied at the London School of Economics (LSE) and worked in his last career in the UK, Nirmala is more familiar with the UK, perhaps compared to his other colleagues,” notes the power list, released by UK-based media house India Inc.
UK Defense Minister Penny Mordant is another senior politician involved in this list, who is credited as being the first woman in the UK cabinet.
“India is emerging as one of the world’s largest importer of defence products and an important strategic partner for Britain, Penny plays an important role in UK-India relations,” it adds.
Indian High Commissioner in the UK, Ruchi Ghanshyam, who is honoured in the list, welcomed the compilation as “recognition of the role of front and centre” played by women in bilateral relations.
“This list highlights the great potential for the future of the UK and India because they keep moving together as two great nations. From business to politics and art and literacy, women are paving the way for this adventurous partnership together with women’s cooperation and relationships, “she said.
Some of the other prominent names include Indian-origin parliamentarians in the UK like Priti Patel and Baroness Sandy Verma, filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, Indian law firm chiefs Zia Mody and Pallavi S Shroff, Apollo Hospitals’ managing director Suneeta Reddy and Nasscom President Debjani Ghosh.
The list also marked the beginning of the UK-India Week in Britain, in which a series of sessions on trade and investment and close cooperation between the UK and India would be included during the week.
The women in the list, now in its third year, hold positions of influence in India and the UK across 11 broad sectors including politics, technology and sustainability.
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