Sitharaman said this on the first day of the second G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held in Washington DC, which she co-chaired with Reserve Bank of India's Governor Shaktikanta Das.
A senior minister Khawaja Farooq is expected to be sworn in as the caretaker prime minister until such time that the PoK legislative assembly select a new prime minister.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday underlined that in order to address the mounting debt crisis around the world, it is necessary to supplement current global initiatives, especially those of the G20.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who flagged off Rajasthan's first Vande Bharat Express on Wednesday, said that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attended the programme despite a political crisis in the state.
Amid speculations about Sachin Pilot's next move in the ongoing crisis in Rajasthan Congress, Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday said that in case the Congress leader intends to join the party, AAP would hold discussions with party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
The High Court's verdict on the wild tusker Arikomban issue has put the state in a "crisis situation," said Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran on Wednesday.
Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who is party incharge of Rajasthan, on Wednesday held a meeting with party president Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the issues facing the party in Rajasthan and said the manner in which Sachin Pilot raised the issue of corruption was wrong
"There is a very slim chance that Pakistan may be able to win Saudi Arabian support for the resumption of its IMF programme, but if it does, this will be a temporary respite," analyst Mosharraf Zaidi wrote in The News International last week. Saudi under Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Sa
Several women showed up to take part in the demonstration held at Uppal Chowk, carrying signs and banners, and shouting anti-government and pro-party leadership chants.
Months before elections in Rajasthan, the rebellion that was simmering between leader Sachin Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot once again came to the fore with the former announcing a day-long fast against corruption on Tuesday.