Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has joined the US Forbes list of 100 most powerful women in the world with newly elected Vice President Kamala Harris, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and HCL Enterprises CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany tops the list for the 10th consecutive year. Kamala Harris is at the third place in this list and Nirmala Sitharaman is at the 41st position in this list. The 17th annual 'Forbes Power List' includes women from 30 countries.

According to a news agency, Forbes said, 'There are 10 heads of state, 38 CEOs and five entertainers among them. But where they differ in age, nationality and job description, they are united in the ways they have been using their platforms to address the unique challenges of 2020." Sitharaman is at 41st in the list, Roshni Nadar Malhotra at 55th and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw at 68th. Renuka Jagtiani, head of the Landmark Group, has been ranked 98 in the list. Merkel holds the first place for the 10th consecutive year.

Forbes said, 'Merkel is the leading leader of Europe and is leading the region's largest economy by rescuing Germany from the financial crisis. Merkel's leadership, which opposed Donald Trump, allowing more than a million refugees to live in Germany, has been extremely strong. The biggest question that people are now asking is, who will replace Merkel after her term ends?

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