Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not address the United Nations General Assembly later this month in New York, as tensions surrounding tariffs remain heightened between US and India. The revised provisional list of speakers doesn’t include PM Modi’s name.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s name is mentioned in the list of speakers, and he is scheduled to speak during the General Debate on September 27.
The 80th session of the UN General Assembly will open on September 9. The high-level General Debate will run from September 23-29, with Brazil as the traditional first speaker of the session, followed by the US.
US President Donald Trump will address world leaders from the iconic UNGA podium on September 23, his first address to the UN session in his second term in the White House.
