India–US $500-Bn Trade Amid Tariff Tensions | FM Sitharaman’s Big Push In San Francisco

As the world nervously watches Trump-era protectionism, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has delivered a bold message from Stanford’s Hoover Institution: India is committed to its target of $500 billion in trade with the US by 2030. Her keynote speech lays out a vision of deeper economic, defence, and technological cooperation, even as rising talk of tariffs and de-globalization dominates global headlines. The minister emphasized that this relationship isn’t just diplomatic — it’s action-driven, with growing convergence in defence, innovation, and start-ups. She also made a powerful appeal to the Indian diaspora in the US to mentor Indian start-ups, to partner them commercially and to co-create intellectual property and innovation.