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Asian leaders arrive for Modi swearing-in

2014-05-26 370 Dailymotion

PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />It's the first time in India's history that so many South Asia leaders are among the guests at the swearing-in of a new prime minister.<br/> <br />Leaders from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Mauritius were all arriving for the ceremony on Monday.<br/> <br />Also significant was the arrival of Pakistan's prime minister to witness the inauguration of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.<br/> <br />It's another first in the rocky history of the nuclear-armed rivals who've fought three wars since independence in 1947.<br/> <br />Security's tight around the presidential palace where the ceremony's taking place.<br/> <br />The event is intended to be as much a show of Modi's determination to be a key player on the global stage as a celebration of his election victory.<br/> <br />Modi's nationalist BJP and its allies swept to power in national elections this month with a mandate for major economic reform.

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