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A Vision for the U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership

Thu. April 7th, 2016
Washington, DC

As the U.S. Department of the Treasury prepares to host the sixth annual U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership dialogue in mid-April, U.S. Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs Nathan Sheets discussed the importance of the United States’ economic partnership with India. Undersecretary Sheets previewed the upcoming bilateral dialogue and discussed the challenges and opportunities confronting the Indian economy, the importance of policies that support deeper capital markets to the Indian growth story, and new areas of potential collaboration between two of the world’s largest economies in the years ahead. Carnegie’s Milan Vaishnav moderated.

Nathan Sheets

Nathan Sheets was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Treasury Department’s undersecretary for international affairs in September 2014. In this position, he serves as the senior official responsible for advising the secretary of the Treasury on international economic issues.

Milan Vaishnav

Milan Vaishnav is senior associate in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he works on the political economy of India.

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Milan Vaishnav

Director and Senior Fellow, South Asia Program

Milan Vaishnav is a senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program and the host of the Grand Tamasha podcast at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His primary research focus is the political economy of India, and he examines issues such as corruption and governance, state capacity, distributive politics, and electoral behavior. He also conducts research on the Indian diaspora.

Nathan Sheets