Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President on January 20, with various notable figures, including tech and business leaders, attending. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India and meet with the new administration's representatives.

Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will not be attending the event but is expected to send a highly placed envoy. Some of the names that have come forward include Vice President Han Zheng or Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Donald Trump's invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping for his inauguration, which was turned down, has led to a surge in foreign leaders seeking a

A parade of foreign leaders are furiously angling to try and receive a coveted invite to President-elect Trump’s inauguration later this month.

Trump explained his "risky" decision to break precedent by inviting foreign leaders by saying he likes to take "little chances."

The business community has shown substantial support for Trump's inauguration. Tech moguls are among the top donors, with figures such as Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman contributing $1 million each to the inauguration fund. Altman, along with other tech industry leaders, is expected to attend the event.

By inviting foreign leaders like former Brazilian president Bolsonaro to his swearing-in, Trump is breaking another norm - and US political tradition.

The reported list of foreign invitees to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is a rogue gallery of illiberal international politicians, in what seems like an unsubtle signal about the kind of government Trump intends to lead in his upcoming term.