Washington DC:
Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended Donald Trump’s grand inauguration ceremony on the US Capitol. He’s amongst a choose few world leaders who had been prolonged an invite by Donald Trump’s incoming administration. Mr Jaishankar is reportedly carrying a letter on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for President Trump, who returned to the White Home immediately for his second time period.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally grew to become one of many first leaders on this planet to congratulate Donald Trump after he took oath on Monday, saying “Congratulations my expensive buddy President Donald Trump in your historic inauguration because the forty seventh President of the USA! I stay up for working intently collectively as soon as once more, to learn each our nations, and to form a greater future for the world. Finest needs for a profitable time period forward!”
Congratulations my expensive buddy President @realDonaldTrump in your historic inauguration because the forty seventh President of the USA! I stay up for working intently collectively as soon as once more, to learn each our nations, and to form a greater future for the world. Finest needs for a…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 20, 2025
At Donald Trump’s inauguration, Mr Jaishankar was seated within the entrance row instantly in entrance of Presindet Trump as he gave his first speech because the forty seventh President of the US. India and US share a particular, privileged, and strategic partnership.
Mr Jaishankar additionally attended the particular prayer ceremony organised for Mr Trump forward of his oath ceremony.
“Privileged to symbolize India as Exterior Affairs Minister and Particular Envoy of PM on the swearing-in ceremony of the forty seventh President of the USA of America immediately in Washington DC. Attended the Inauguration Day Prayer Service at St John’s Church this morning,” the minister wrote on X.
Privileged to symbolize 🇮🇳 as Exterior Affairs Minister and Particular Envoy of PM on the Swearing-In Ceremony of the forty seventh President of the USA of America immediately in Washington DC.
Attended the Inauguration Day Prayer Service at St John’s Church this morning.
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— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 20, 2025
In the course of the go to, Mr Jaishankar will maintain conferences with key representatives of the incoming Trump Administration, in addition to different senior dignitaries visiting the US on the event. The Exterior Affairs Minister’s presence on the presidential inauguration was consistent with India’s normal apply to ship particular envoys to attend the swearing-in ceremony of heads of state and authorities.
Mr Jaishankar reached a day earlier and held a bilateral assembly together with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya the place each ministers took inventory of salient points in bilateral cooperation, together with within the political, safety, financial, technological, and people-to-people domains.