NEW DELHI, May 21 (UPI) -- Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi made a big statement Wednesday by inviting Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to his inauguration on May 26.
Modi is inviting most regional leaders to his inauguration, and this is the first time a Pakistani leader is being invited for the event. Other leaders from the regional group South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, or SAARC, are being invited as well.