Donald Trump inauguration: Jaishankar gets first row seat, says ‘an honour to represent India

External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar who represented India at the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump as US President said he was ‘privileged’ to represent as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy at the event, where he was seen seated in the first row among other prominent global figures.Jaishankar represented Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his Special Envoy at the inaugural function of Donald Trump in Washington DC on Monday and carried a letter from the PM for the newly sworn in US President, according to sources cited in a news agency ANI report.Jaishankar was among the global figures who were seated in the first row at the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump.

Taking to microblogging platform X, Jaishankar said, "Privileged to represent as External Affairs Minister and Special Envoy of PM at the Swearing-In Ceremony of the 47th President of the United States of America today in Washington DC. "