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Jaishankar is representing Prime Minister Modi as his special envoy at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. Trump will take charge as the 47th President of America.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is representing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Special Envoy to the inauguration ceremony of United States President-elect Donald Trump in Washington DC today. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is carrying the Prime Minister’s letter to newly elected President Donald Trump. It has been a common practice for the Prime Minister to send special envoys to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of heads of state and government. Jaishankar is representing Prime Minister Modi as his special envoy at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. Trump will take charge as the 47th President of America.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s presence at the President’s swearing-in ceremony is in line with India’s general tradition of sending special envoys to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of heads of state and government. Citing past examples, sources said Defense Minister Rajnath Singh had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Nigeria in May 2023, while the then Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Maldives in November 2023. . Sources said Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Iran in July last year and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Indonesia and the President of Mexico in October 2024. He said that in June 2022, the then Minister of State for External Affairs Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the Philippine President.
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