Accordingly Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is among the 100 most influential women driving the UK india relationship forward alongside one of Britain's senior-most Cabinet ministers Penny Mordaunt. Meanwhile the '100 Most Influential in UK-india Relations: Celebrating women' list was launched by UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid to mark india Day in the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday.

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Furthermore it credited Sitharaman, also the Minister of Corporate Affairs, as one of india's most "powerful women" who plays a "pivotal" role in the bilateral relationship as india's former defense minister and now finance minister. Reportedly "Having studied at the London School of Economics (LSE) and worked in the UK in her previous career, Nirmala is familiar with the UK more so than probably all her other colleagues," notes the power list, released by UK based media house india Inc. further Penny Mordaunt, Britain's Secretary of State for Defense, is the other senior politician in the list who is credited as the first woman to be assigned the role in the UK Cabinet.



Her citation notes "With india emerging as the world's largest importer of defense products, and a significant strategic partner for the UK, Penny plays a crucial role in the UK india relationship". Moreover the launch of the list also marked the start of UK and india Week in Britain, which will include a series of sessions on trade and investment and closer cooperation between the UK and india through the course of the week.


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