India will be represented by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh at the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt, hosted by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and co-chaired by United States President Donald Trump.|Picture Credit: Siva Saravanan S/The Hindu
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is set to represent India at a peace top in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, individuals knowledgeable about the matter stated.
It is found out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed for the top that is anticipated to be gone to by United States President Donald Trump and almost 20 other world leaders.
New Delhi deputed Singh to go to the top.
Top goes for lasting peace in Gaza, broader Middle East
The ‘Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit’, being hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, will talk about methods to bring enduring peace to Gaza in addition to the broader Middle-East. It will be co-chaired by al-Sisi and Trump.
Minister of State for External Affairs Singh will represent India at the peace top, individuals pointed out above stated.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are amongst leaders participating in the top.
“The summit will be co-chaired by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US President Donald Trump, with the participation of leaders from more than 20 countries,” an Egyptian readout stated.
Ceasefire in Gaza holds as captives’ release anticipated
“The summit aims to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to bring peace and stability to the Middle East, and usher in a new phase of regional security and stability,” it stated.
The top is occurring days after the very first stage of President Trump’s Gaza peace strategy has actually entered into impact.
The ceasefire in Gaza entered impact on Friday.
It is anticipated that Hamas will launch around 20 living captives on Monday early morning.
Israel introduced the war in Gaza after Hamas assaulted Israeli cities on October 7, 2023 eliminating about 1,200 individuals. Hamas likewise took 251 individuals as captives and over 50 of them are still in its captivity.
Israeli military operations have actually eliminated over 66,000 Palestinians ever since, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry.
Gaza has actually been reeling under a huge humanitarian crisis mostly due to deficiency of food and medications. The World Health Organisation stated last month that Gaza’s poor nutrition rates have actually reached “alarming levels”
Released on October 12, 2025
