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India’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a historic meeting with his Pakistani counterpart on Tuesday, raising hopes for a thaw in relation between the bitter rivals
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was among the south Asian leaders invited to Modi’s inauguration on Monday.
Sharif said India and Pakistan — who have fought three wars since independence in 1947 — now have a chance to improve their troubled relationship.
Things have been particularly tense since the 2008 attack on Mumbai which India blames on Pakistan-based militants.
Tuesday’s meeting came on Modi’s first full day as prime minister. He takes the reins of the world’s largest democracy as it struggles with an economic slowdown and a severe job shortage.
He had campaigned on a promise to fight bureaucratic sloth and fight corruption.
He started the day by paying tribute to India’s freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi before sitting down and getting to work.
India’s new prime minister meets his Pakistani counterpart on first full day in office. Katie Sargent reports ( Transcript )
Modi meets Sharif on first full day at work
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