India, May 12 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will inaugurate a special exhibition at the UN headquarters on Monday that will showcase India's historic and rich contribution to mathematics across millennia.

The exhibition, titled 'From Shunya to Ananta (Zero to Infinity) - The Indian Civilisation's Contribution to Mathematics', will highlight India's expansive contribution and heritage of "thinking, applying and developing" mathematics across over 2,000 years.

Jaishankar was on an official visit to Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago from May 2-10. He will visit New York on Monday and, during the brief trip, will inaugurate the exhibition being organised by the Permanent Mission of India to the UN.

The exhibition in the...