A stock market index of Indian IT firms, the Nifty IT Index (.NIFTYIT), has fallen by more than a fifth this year while the benchmark NSE Nifty (.NSEI) has been flat as weaker global demand and a shift towards AI pressures the industry.

On the same day as PM Modi, leaders from Israel, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are also expected to speak. Trump will deliver his address on 23 September, marking his first UNGA speech since beginning his second term.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the United States next month for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to sources who told India Today, plans are being finalised to schedule a meeting between Modi and US President Donald Trump in order to iron out issues between both the nations.