Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi has invited leaders of South Asian neighbours including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina for his oath-taking ceremony on Monday, May 26.
During his meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday, Mr Modi reportedly conveyed his keenness to invite world leaders including heads of state of neighbouring countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC. The Ministry of External Affairs has begun the process to send the invites. (Narendra Modi to Be Sworn In As India's 15th Prime Minister on May 26)
There is no recent precedent for inviting foreign heads of state when an Indian prime minister has been sworn in. SAARC nations include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and the invitation would send out a strong signal of a neighbour-friendly new government. (Foreign Media on Narendra Modi's Emotional Speech)
The BJP has indicated that Mr Modi will work to a re-crafted foreign policy. He repeatedly tore into the Congress-led UPA government's foreign policy in his election speeches as "stagnated", "weak" and "a mockery."
Praising the move, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah poster on Twitter, "Excellent move by @narendramodi to invite SAARC leaders, especially Pak PM for his swearing in. Hope this is beginning of sustained talks (sic)."
During his meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday, Mr Modi reportedly conveyed his keenness to invite world leaders including heads of state of neighbouring countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC. The Ministry of External Affairs has begun the process to send the invites. (Narendra Modi to Be Sworn In As India's 15th Prime Minister on May 26)
There is no recent precedent for inviting foreign heads of state when an Indian prime minister has been sworn in. SAARC nations include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and the invitation would send out a strong signal of a neighbour-friendly new government. (Foreign Media on Narendra Modi's Emotional Speech)
The BJP has indicated that Mr Modi will work to a re-crafted foreign policy. He repeatedly tore into the Congress-led UPA government's foreign policy in his election speeches as "stagnated", "weak" and "a mockery."
Praising the move, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah poster on Twitter, "Excellent move by @narendramodi to invite SAARC leaders, especially Pak PM for his swearing in. Hope this is beginning of sustained talks (sic)."
For Narendra Modi's Swearing-In, invitations Sent to Leaders of South Asian Neighbours
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