Jaishankar Attending Trump’s Oath Ceremony With Particular Message From PM Modi

Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is attending the inauguration of Donald Trump because the forty seventh US President on Monday, January 20, 2025. Sources instructed PTI Jaishankar who’s representing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his particular envoy is carrying a letter from the Indian PM for President Trump. 

The exterior affairs minister’s attendance on the presidential inauguration follows India’s apply of sending particular envoys for such occasions, sources mentioned. In Could 2023, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the Nigerian president’s swearing-in. Equally, in November 2023, then Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju represented India on the Maldivian president’s inauguration, sources added. 

Highway Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari attended the swearing-in of Iran’s president in July final 12 months, sources mentioned. Minister of State for Exterior Affairs Pabitra Margherita attended the oath ceremonies of Indonesia’s and Mexico’s presidents in October 2024. In June 2022, then MoS for Exterior Affairs Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh attended the swearing-in of the Philippines’ president, they added. 

The inauguration will begin at midday ET (10:30 PM IST) on the US Capitol, following the twentieth Modification. Vice President-elect JD Vance will first take the oath, administered by Supreme Court docket Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Chief Justice John Roberts will then swear in Donald Trump as president, marking the beginning of his second time period. 

Trump will ship his inaugural deal with, outlining his imaginative and prescient for his return to workplace. The ceremony is anticipated to attract world consideration.