New Delhi, June 6 (ozi news desk): Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again extending invitations to leaders from neighboring countries as he prepares to take his oath of office for the third time on Saturday. Most of the leaders have already confirmed their attendance after receiving personal calls from PM Modi on Wednesday. However, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has not received a call from PM Modi yet, and sources have indicated that Sharif will not be able to attend the ceremony scheduled for June 8 due to his ongoing visit to China until June 10.
This gesture of inviting leaders from neighboring countries is reminiscent of PM Modi’s first oath-taking ceremony in 2014, where all SAARC leaders, including the then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, were in attendance. For the upcoming ceremony, leaders such as Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Nepalese PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay, and Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth have confirmed their attendance, with Jugnauth being the first world leader to call PM Modi on Wednesday.
