This is the new India, S Jaishankar sitting at the forefront of Trump’s swearing-in, this is not a picture but a threat to India

Last Updated:January 21, 2025, 07:10 IST

Donald Trump News: Donald Trump returned again after four years as the President of America. Trump took the oath of office as President. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar participated from the Indian side. During this time he sat in the first row…read more

S Jaishankar sitting in the front row at Trump’s oath ceremony.

Washington: America got a new President. Donald Trump took oath as the 47th President of America. He returned to power for the second time after four years. Due to extreme cold in America, the swearing-in ceremony was held in the Capitol Rotunda (central room of the Parliament House). From the Indian side, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar was the guest at the swearing-in ceremony. He attended the swearing-in ceremony as a special envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When its picture came out, many people were surprised. People could not believe it after seeing the picture. Actually, that picture is not a common picture. This is a picture of changing India. This is the picture of new India.

Yes, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the swearing-in ceremony of Donald Trump as the 47th President on Monday (local time). Donald Trump was taking oath on the podium in front. PM Modi’s Hanuman i.e. Jaishankar was sitting right in front of him. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar was sitting in the front row at Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony held in the Capitol Rotunda. This picture of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar showed that this is a changing picture of a changing India.

Jaishankar in the President’s line
In the first row where Jaishankar was sitting, the President of Ecuador was also in the same row. The importance of India can be understood from this. Jaishankar shared pictures of Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on his X handle. He wrote that it is an honor for him to attend the ceremony. He wrote on X, ‘It is a great honor to represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington DC today.’ Sources say that Jaishankar had also carried a letter containing PM Modi’s message for Donald Trump.

India’s threatening picture
How important India is for America can be understood from these pictures. To make the Indian Foreign Minister sit in the front row, right in front of Trump, at the swearing-in ceremony. Then Trump looked at Jaishankar from the stage and addressed him directly. This shows that now not only America but the world’s attitude towards India has changed. Now India’s influence has increased across the world. In the photo shared by Jaishankar, Trump is seen facing towards Jaishankar.

Jaishankar followed the tradition of India
In fact, the presence of the External Affairs Minister at the swearing-in ceremony of any President is in line with India’s usual practice of sending special envoys to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of heads of state and government. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Nigeria in May 2023, while the then Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Maldives in November 2023.

Who attended the oath taking ceremony of which President?
At the same time, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari participated in the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Iran in July last year and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margaretha participated in the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Indonesia and the President of Mexico in October 2024. He said that in June 2022, the then Minister of State for External Affairs Raj Kumar Ranjan Singh had participated in the swearing-in ceremony of the President of the Philippines.