India, Sept. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the UN General Assembly session scheduled for later this month in New York.

This comes amid tariff tensions between India and the United States after President Donald Trump imposed 'punitive' levies on New Delhi for purchasing oil from Russia amid the Ukraine war.A provisional list of speakers issued by the United Nations had both PM Modi and Donald Trump lined up to address the annual session. The high-level General Debate at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly is set to take place from September 23 to 29, with Brazil traditionally opening the session, followed by the United States.More details awaited

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