Trump invites Modi to join Gaza Peace Board
Trump expands Gaza Peace Board outreach, inviting global leaders including Modi as part of a UN-backed plan to rebuild Gaza.
US & India – (Special Correpondent / Web Desk)
A day after inviting Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, US President Donald Trump has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the Board of Peace for Gaza, reported Indian media on Monday.
The board has been set up as part of a United Nations-backed US plan to demilitarise and rebuild Gaza after two years of devastating conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group. The panel will be chaired by US President Donald Trump.
President Trump sent a letter to Prime Minister Modi on January 16. He is among several world leaders, including Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Canadian PM Mark Carney, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be invited to the board. However, it has not been confirmed if PM Modi has accepted the invite.
US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, later confirmed Trump’s invitation to PM Modi, sharing the letter by the American president. “It is my Great Honour to invite you, as Prime Minister of the Republic of India, to join me in a critically Historic and Magnificent effort to solidify Peace in the Middle East and, at the same time, to embark on a bold new approach to resolving Global Conflict!” Trump said in the letter.
The White House said there would be a main board, chaired by Trump himself, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern the war-wracked territory, and a second “executive board” that appears designed to have a more advisory role.
Honored to convey @POTUS invitation to Prime Minister @narendramodi to participate in the Board of Peace which will bring lasting peace to Gaza. The Board will support effective governance to achieve stability and prosperity! pic.twitter.com/HikLnXFFMp
— Ambassador Sergio Gor (@USAmbIndia) January 18, 2026
“Executive Board member will oversee a defined portfolio critical to Gaza’s stabilisation and long-term success, including, but not limited to, governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilisation,” the White House said.
However, a draft charter sent to about 60 countries by the US administration calls for members to contribute $1 billion in cash if they want their membership to last more than three years. “Each Member State shall serve a term of no more than three years from this Charter’s entry into force, subject to renewal by the Chairman,” the document read.
“It is my Great Honour to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been formed. The Members of the Board will be announced shortly, but I can say with certainty that it is the Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Thursday.
He later announced the appointment of US State Secretary Marco Rubio and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as the founding members of the peace board. Additionally, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, President of the World Bank Group Ajay Banga, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will be part of the Board of Peace, according to the White House. CEO of Apollo Global Management, Marc Rowan, and US Deputy National Security Adviser, Robert Gabriel, are also on the list.
Additionally, Nickolay Mladenov, an Executive Board member, will serve as the High Representative for Gaza and act as the on-the-ground link between the Board of Peace and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).
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Trump had already named himself chair of the body while advancing a contentious vision for economic development in the Palestinian territory. However, the plan drew opposition from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said the announcement of the board’s composition was contrary to Israel’s policy.
The US-backed Gaza peace plan first came into force on October 10, facilitating the return of all the hostages held by Hamas and an end to the fighting between the Palestinian militant group and Israel in the besieged territory. The second phase of the peace plan is now under way.
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