In a major diplomatic signal to the region as well as the global community, India's prime minister-designate Narendra Modi has invited heads of all the eight SAARC countries, including Pakistan, for his oath-taking ceremony May 26.

Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh has written to the SAARC heads inviting them for the swearing-in ceremony in the open forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace.

"The letters to the SAARC heads are being sent for the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for May 26 (Monday)," official sources said. SAARC comprises, besides India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan and Afghanistan.

However, all eyes are on Pakistan to see if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will accept the unexpected invitation.


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