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| Indian Leader Invites Pakistani |
| Indian Leader Invites Pakistani Premier to Swearing-in
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| INDIA
, 22-May-2014
11:6:2 AM |
| India's incoming prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Wednesday invited his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, to attend his swearing-in ceremony next week, an unusual gesture that has inspired hopes that the change in government will lead to improved relations between the two countries. (Narendra Modi's Swearing-in: Pak Hails Invite As 'Bold Move', Sharif May Attend, Say Sources)
Modi, a Hindu nationalist who promised during his campaign to make India a more muscular presence on the world stage, has broken new ground by extending invitations to the leaders of all of India's neighbors.
Previous swearing-in ceremonies have been small affairs, a reflection of the country's inward-looking approach to politics. Modi has made it clear that he hopes to make India a leader in its own neighborhood, knitting together a regional trade and economic bloc. (Modi to Be Sworn In As India's 15th PM on May 26)
The invitation to Sharif, who has never made an official visit to India, was the biggest surprise. A tentative effort to build economic and diplomatic ties under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the Indian National Congress fell apart last year, when deadly skirmishes broke out along the contested border in Kashmir. Singh, usually soft-spoken, declared that "after this dastardly act, there can't be business as usual with Pakistan."
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