
At the Global Securities Markets Conclave 2.0 held on February 26–27, 2026, at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, K. Rajaraman, Chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, said GIFT-IFSC is no longer an experiment but a global financial movement. He highlighted India’s $5 trillion economy milestone, structural reforms, and the surge in retail participation from 20 million trading accounts in 2014 to 135 million today. With 35 banks managing over $106 billion in assets and strong global regulatory alignment, GIFT-IFSC aims to power cross-border capital flows, leverage AI-led innovation, and support India’s Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.