Jaishankar to Attend Trump Swearing-in Ceremony
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America, New Delhi announced on Sunday. During the visit, Mr Jaishankar will also meet representatives of the incoming administration and some other dignitaries visiting the US on that occasion”, the ministry of external affairs said. The external affairs minister had made a week-long visit to the US in December during which he met key functionaries of the outgoing Biden administration, including Antony J. Blinken, as well as members of the Trump transition team. Jaishankar said Trump has had a positive political view of India and it is in a much more advantageous position than many other countries to build "deeper" relations with his administration and take bilateral ties forward.