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| Pakistan PM Sharif to go to Modi inauguration in India | Pakistan PM Sharif to go to Modi inauguration in India |
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| Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is to attend the inauguration of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India on Monday. | Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is to attend the inauguration of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India on Monday. |
| It is the first time since the two countries won independence in 1947 that a prime minister from one state will attend such a ceremony in the other. | It is the first time since the two countries won independence in 1947 that a prime minister from one state will attend such a ceremony in the other. |
| The two nuclear-armed rivals have fought three wars in the past 60 years. | The two nuclear-armed rivals have fought three wars in the past 60 years. |
| Mr Modi is seen as a hardliner on national security issues. His BJP party advocates a tough stance on Pakistan. | Mr Modi is seen as a hardliner on national security issues. His BJP party advocates a tough stance on Pakistan. |
| But correspondents say his huge election victory gives him a mandate to reach out to Pakistan in a way the previous administration could not. | But correspondents say his huge election victory gives him a mandate to reach out to Pakistan in a way the previous administration could not. |
| Bilateral ties suffered badly in the wake of the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, when 166 people were killed by Pakistani gunmen. | Bilateral ties suffered badly in the wake of the 2008 attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, when 166 people were killed by Pakistani gunmen. |
| Relations improved slightly under outgoing PM Manmohan Singh, but there are still regular skirmishes on the disputed border in Kashmir. | Relations improved slightly under outgoing PM Manmohan Singh, but there are still regular skirmishes on the disputed border in Kashmir. |
| Mr Singh was invited to Mr Sharif's inauguration last year but did not attend. | Mr Singh was invited to Mr Sharif's inauguration last year but did not attend. |
| Mr Modi and Mr Sharif are both political conservatives who campaigned on pro-business platforms. | |
| However, many Pakistanis view Mr Modi, a Hindu nationalist, with suspicion. | |
| As chief minister of the state of Gujarat, he was accused of doing little to stop the violence during the 2002 communal riots in which more than 1,000 people - mostly Muslims - died. | |
| Mr Modi has always denied the accusations and was never charged. |