External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the swearing-in ceremony of the 47th President of the United States of America, in Washington DC. (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar is carrying a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for US President Donald Trump, sources said on Monday. Jaishankar is representing Modi as his special envoy at President Trump’s inaugural function on Monday, the sources said.
Trump is taking charge as the 47th President of the US. The external affairs minister’s presence at the Presidential inauguration is in line with India’s general practice to send special envoys to attend the swearing-in ceremony of heads of state and government, the sources said.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle with agency inputs )
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