The visit which begins on Monday will be the finance minister's first overseas official trip after the Covid-19 outbreakThe visit which begins on Monday will be Sitharaman’s first overseas official trip after the Covid-19 outbreak. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has embarked on a week-long US trip to attend the annual meet of the World Bank and IMF as well as meetings of G20 finance ministers and a meeting of central bank governors. The finance minister will co-chair the US India Economic and Financial Partnership Dialogue with US treasury secretary Janet Yellen. China trade meetMeanwhile, trade minister Piyush Goyal will have a one-on-one meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday at a G20 summit in Italy, the government said in a statement. Goyal will also meet other trade ministers, including those from the United States, South Korea, Australia, South Africa, Brazil and Canada, among others, the statement said on Monday.

Source: The Telegraph October 11, 2021 22:30 UTC