No foreign leader has received an invitation to attend the inauguration of a newly elected U.S. president in 248 years. donald trump decided to defy that custom.
The foreign leaders will be present to commemorate his return to the white house, but it will be a diverse group. President Xi jinping of china was the only P5 (or permanent member of the UN Security Council) head of state invited, and he turned it down. If georgia Meloni of italy can change her itinerary, she will be the only G7 head of state in attendance. Only Argentina's President Javier Milei will attend from the G20.
Trump seems to have favored a group of foreign politicians on the right. He focused on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has an arrest order issued by the international Criminal court (ICC) for suspected war crimes; El Salvador's obscure president Nayib Bukele; and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban, who was last reported as being unsure.
Trump himself cast doubt on Netanyahu's looks when he retweeted a social media post by public policy scholar Jeffrey Sachs, who referred to Netanyahu as a "deep, dark son of a b*t*h" for entangling the united states in unending Middle east conflicts.
The guest list also included former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was later found guilty of abusing his position of authority while in government yet required approval from the Brazilian supreme court to travel outside.
Trump undoubtedly views Modi as right-wing, therefore the fact that NaMo was not invited suggests that he is not a buddy or influential enough. In any case, it's a blow to the propaganda apparatus that uses crores of indiangovernment dollars to make him appear to be both.
The guest list also included former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was later found guilty of abusing his position of authority while in government yet required approval from the Brazilian supreme court to travel outside.
Trump undoubtedly views Modi as right-wing, therefore the fact that NaMo was not invited suggests that he is not a buddy or influential enough. In any case, it's a blow to the propaganda apparatus that uses crores of indiangovernment dollars to make him appear to be both.
The media speculated about narendra Modi's desire for an invitation for weeks. It is a clear rejection to ask the indiangovernment to send an official from india, not Modi in particular.
Trump said that although he does not downplay the importance of the US-India relationship, he would not embrace the former RSS pracharak who was denied a US visa due to "severe violations of religious freedom" and was essentially barred from entering the country for ten years. On a happier note, we could avoid the humiliation of witnessing our prime leader dressed in a sweatshirt for the chilly outdoor ceremony on the Capitol steps, considering his previous humorous performance in Kashmir.
Not his boss, but S. jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, will announce South Block's attendance to the trump tamasha. According to protocol, he may have a one-on-one meeting with American Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio, something that indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra is unlikely to undertake.
India's rational 1991 multi-alignment policy was abandoned, and the country placed most of its eggs in the US basket. With a volatile trump in charge, the Modi-Jaishankar team's step-change might go awry.
They don't have many backup choices. Russia's current attitude to india is transactional in contrast to the times of the Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty. Furthermore, with china reemerging as a menace along our borders, it is no longer "Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai."
For more than five and a half months, jaishankar has not made time to travel to Dhaka to quell anti-Indian sentiment and confront the security threat it presents. He's in for another surprise if he believes that the US shifting to a Trumpian attitude would bring respite to the eastern front. This real estate tycoon is not interested in South Asia.
In keeping with tradition, President Joe Biden will attend the swearing-in of his successor. trump had not, as readers will remember, choosing instead to pout about his defeat in the presidential race four years prior.
A truce between israel and Hamas has been declared as we go to press, marking Biden's victorious farewell.
However, because the inaugural ceremony comes within the 30 days of state mourning for former President jimmy Carter, flags will fly at half-mast. This might be seen negatively by superstitious people. For others, a loose cannon in the white house is either a frightening unknown or just as awful.
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