America: Jaishankar will attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony

India will be represented at the event to be held on 20th in Washington DC; He will also meet with representatives of the upcoming Trump administration

New Delhi, January 12

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump in Washington DC on January 20. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

The Ministry of External Affairs said today that during his visit, Jaishankar will also meet representatives of the incoming Trump administration. In November last year, in the elections for the post of the President of the United States, Trump defeated the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris. Jaishankar said last month that Trump has had a positive political view of India and that India is in a better position than many other countries to deepen ties with his administration and advance bilateral ties.

The Ministry of External Affairs announced today that ‘On the invitation of the Trump-Vance (JD Vance) Inaugural Committee, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will attend the swearing-in ceremony of President-designate Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States as the representative of the Government of India.’ J.D. Vance will be the new Vice President of the United States.

The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement, “Foreign Minister (Jaishankar) will meet with the representatives of the next administration of the United States as well as some important figures who are coming to the United States to attend the event.”

Many countries are concerned about the Trump administration’s policy on a number of sensitive issues, including taxation, climate change and foreign policy priorities in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the situation in West Asia. Trump will become the President of the United States for the second time. Before this, he served as the 45th President of the United States from January 2017 to January 2021. -News-Patiala