During his visit to the US, Dr S Jaishankar will also meet representatives of the incoming Trump administration and other dignitaries.
The External Affairs Minister will attend Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony
"On the invitation of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S. Jaishankar will represent the Government of India at the Swearing-In Ceremony of President-Elect Donald J Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America," an official statement read.
Donald Trump, the US President-elect, has invited several world leaders to the inauguration ceremony. Argentina President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reportedly agreed to attend the event. Hungary's Viktor Orban has said he would consider attending.
Trump will be sworn in at a ceremony administered by the US Supreme Court Chief Justice in front of the Capitol building.
Following the oath of office, Trump will deliver his inaugural address.
Outgoing President Joe Biden will attend the event and witness the transfer of power.
Trump, who was defeated in the 2020 Presidential elections, had not attended Biden's inauguration.
The 78-year-old served as the 45th President of the US from January 2017 to January 2021.
Convicted in hush money case but 'Unconditional discharge' means Donald Trump will not be imprisoned, fined or face probation. But his conviction still stands, and he will enter office as a convicted felon.
(Felon is a person who has committed a felony --- a serious crime that can be punished by more than one year in prison: Robbery is a felony.)
"What a joke and a disgrace," wrote Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on X.
"This witch hunt and ruling was an insult to the American people," she added.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., reacted in a statement, remarking, "After four years of lawfare, restoring the American people’s trust in our system of justice will be critically important, and I support President Trump’s decision to appeal this decision and put this shameful chapter in American history behind us."
President-elect Trump ramped up his calls for the U.S. to take ownership of Greenland in an amusing social media post.
The move comes as the president's son, Donald Trump Jr, was preparing to travel to Greenland.
In a Truth Social post, President-elect Trump said that he was "hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA'."
"Make America Great Again" is an American political slogan and political movement most recently popularized by Donald Trump during his successful presidential campaigns in 2016 and in 2024.
"MAGA" is also used to refer to Trump's political base,
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