At the Global Securities Markets Conclave 2.0 held at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Srinivas Injeti, Chairperson, NSE and former IFSCA Chairperson, traced the organic evolution of GIFT-IFSC as India’s gateway to global capital. Linking its roots to post-1991 reforms and the Tarapore Committeex, he described GIFT as an enclave enabling capital account convertibility with a unified regulator and globally aligned architecture. Calling it a “setu” between India and the world, he emphasized trust, liquidity, and compatibility as its pillars. With growing ecosystem depth and international connects like SGX and Luxembourg, GIFT is positioned as a strategic engine powering India’s developed economy ambitions.