Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Modi Slated to Address UN General Assembly in September
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to speak at an important United Nations meeting in New York.
His speech is currently planned for September 25.
The meeting’s high-level week will begin on September 22.
The time listed in New York would be very early morning on September 26 in India.
Officials may change Modi’s exact speaking time before the final schedule is released.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also listed in the same session.
Many leaders will give speeches and hold private meetings during the week.
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are not on the preliminary list of speakers.
The meeting will discuss major international issues, including conflicts involving the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine and Russia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is provisionally scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 25 in New York.
His speech is listed in the 3 p.m.-to-9 p.m. afternoon session, corresponding to 12:30 a.m.-6:30 a.m. on September 26 in India.
Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are provisionally listed in the same afternoon session.
The General Assembly’s 81st session will be presided over by Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are not listed among the preliminary speakers.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other national leaders, including Shehbaz Sharif, are scheduled to attend.
- What
- Modi is provisionally scheduled to address the high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
- When
- The high-level week begins on September 22, and Modi’s address is provisionally scheduled for September 25.
- Where
- The meeting will take place at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
- Why
- The gathering is the high-level week of the 81st General Assembly session, themed “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all.”
- Scheduled speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Provisional address date
- September 25
- Listed session
- 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. in New York, or 12:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. on September 26 in India
- High-level week
- Begins September 22
- General Assembly session
- 81st session
- Session president
- Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman
- Session theme
- “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all”
- Not listed as speakers
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin
