Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will not attend this week’s annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington, as India and the United States remain in talks over trade tariffs related to Russian oil purchases, the Hindustan Times reported.

The Indian delegation will be led by Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur. The team will include Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra and Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran too, the report said.

The gatherings bring together finance ministers, central bankers and senior officials from over 100 countries to discuss global financial stability, poverty eradication and climate change, among other priorities.

The Finance Minister's absence comes amid ongoing trade tensions, followin

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