--- title: Ivanka Trump Touts Entrepreneurship in India Amid Scrutiny description: Ivanka Trump touted female entrepreneurship at a summit in India, amid scrutiny over global factory conditions for her clothing line canonical: https://time.com/5038991/ivanka-trump-hyderabad-india-speech/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-28T15:59:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:32:57.172Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ivanka Trump Talks Female Empowerment Despite Backlash Against Her Brand og:description: Her keynote address touted the theme of "women first, prosperity for all" og:url: https://time.com/5038991/ivanka-trump-hyderabad-india-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta05e32177886e9d3/6988e70a8fd2eeed56359c43/ivanka-trump-india-speech.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Ivanka Trump in India og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ivanka Trump Talks Female Empowerment Despite Backlash Against Her Brand twitter:description: Her keynote address touted the theme of "women first, prosperity for all" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta05e32177886e9d3/6988e70a8fd2eeed56359c43/ivanka-trump-india-speech.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ivanka Trump Talks Female Empowerment in India. 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It explains the politics, personalities and power dynamics behind the headlines, twice a week. #### Where can I get analysis of Washington politics by email? D.C. Brief is TIME's free Washington politics newsletter, available at time.com/newsletters. It is written by a TIME senior correspondent who covers the capital full time. #### Who writes TIME's D.C. Brief? Philip Elliott, a senior correspondent at TIME, writes D.C. Brief. #### Is D.C. Brief free? Yes. D.C. Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=827cb498-abac-4ae7-a95b-f92f585e101d&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Ivanka Trump Talks Growing Relationships Between India and the U.S. [Watch (HLS stream): Ivanka Trump Talks Growing Relationships Between India and the U.S.](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/e6ttSh1S.m3u8) (0:48)  _Published 2017-11-28. Ivanka Trump Talks Growing Relationships Between India and the U.S._  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Nov 28, 2017 3:59 PM UTC Ivanka Trump Talks Growing Relationships Between India and the U.S.  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Nov 28, 2017 3:59 PM UTC Ivanka Trump touted female entrepreneurship at a [summit in Hyderabad, India](http://time.com/5038797/ivanka-trump-india-global-entrepreneurship-summit/) on Tuesday, while continuing to face scrutiny over the [working conditions](http://fortune.com/2017/06/28/ivanka-trump-shoes-abuse/) at the factories that produce her [clothing line](http://fortune.com/2017/08/16/ivanka-trump-clothing/). Trump led the American delegation to the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit and touted the theme of “women first, prosperity for all” in her keynote address. “I am proud to say that for the first time ever, women make up the majority of the 1,500 entrepreneurs selected to attend this summit,” she said. “Only when women are empowered to thrive, will our families, our economies and our societies reach their fullest potential.” The city of Hyderabad [prepared for her visit](http://fortune.com/2017/11/28/ivanka-trump-visit-to-hyderabad/) by repairing roads, [banning beggars from the streets](http://fortune.com/2017/11/10/india-ivanka-visit-beggars-hyderabad/) and rounding up hundreds of people who are homeless, the Associated Press reported. > [](https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/935393413804965888) > [](https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/935506217392267265) Trump — who [stepped back](http://fortune.com/2016/11/23/ivanka-trump-fashion-brand/) from daily management of her fashion brand when she became an assistant to the President — has been criticized because her clothing company relies on overseas manufacturing in countries including India, Vietnam, Bangladesh and China, where mostly female factory workers often suffer [poor working conditions](http://fortune.com/2017/05/18/ivanka-trump-brand-workers-china/) and [low pay](http://fortune.com/2017/06/13/ivanka-trump-factory-workers-indonesia/), according to [a Washington _Post_ report](https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/ivanka-trump-overseas/?utm%5Fterm=.93d38552b2ab) on the business. This month, 23 workers’ rights groups [called on Trump](https://www.citizen.org/system/files/case%5Fdocuments/labor-conditions-letter-ivanka-trump-nov-2017.pdf) to release information about the factories that manufacture her clothing line and to “raise standards for workers in the United States and around the globe, especially those that make clothing bearing your name.” “Our administration is advancing policies that enable women to pursue their careers and care for their families, policies that improve workforce development and skills training, and policies that lift government barriers and fuel entrepreneurship so that Americans can turn their dreams into their incredible legacies,” Trump said in her address on Tuesday. ## Transcript This is the first time India has hosted the Global Entrepreneurship Summit. It is a symbol of the strength and friendship between our two people, and the growing economic and security partnership between our two nations. As President Trump said earlier this year, India has a true friend In the White House. This year's summit is focused on a theme that is key to our future. Women first, prosperity for all. I'm proud to say that for the first time ever, women make up the majority of the 1500 entrepreneurs selected to attend this summit. Only when women are empowered to thrive. Will our families, our economies, and our societies reach their fullest potential? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5038991/ivanka-trump-hyderabad-india-speech/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5038991/ivanka-trump-hyderabad-india-speech/"},"headline":"Ivanka Trump Talks Female Empowerment in India. 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