America is all set for the coronation of Donald Trump, while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a special envoy of President Trump at his swearing-in ceremony in Washington DC today. If sources are to be believed, the Foreign Minister has brought a letter from the Prime Minister for President Trump. He said that it has been a common practice to send special envoys of the PM to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of heads of state and government.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Nigeria in May 2023 and the then Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Maldives in November 2023.
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new President of Iran in July 2024. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Pabitra Margherita had attended the swearing-in ceremonies of the President of Indonesia and the President of Mexico in October last year. The then Foreign Minister Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of the Philippines in June 2022. Meanwhile, people have started gathering outside the US Capitol Rotunda Building, where the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected US President Donald Trump is to be held today.
