BJP prime minister-elect Narendra Modi already indicated a
model shift in India's foreign policy as he invited SAARC leaders including
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend his swearing-in ceremony in New
Delhi on 26 May. The move came as a surprise and got due gratitude from
politicians in Jammu and Kashmir and specialists in foreign affairs. "Modi
wants to signal that India wants to improve bonds with its neighboring
countries.”...
