Firmly backing New Delhi’s ‘neighbourhood first’ doctrine and the numerous constructive function that India has performed in worldwide affairs over the previous 10 years, a number of high leaders and distinguished visitors from the area will likely be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which is able to happen on the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday night.
The attendance of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay, Seychelles Vice-President Ahmed Afif and a number of different leaders together with high diplomats on the landmark occasion will as soon as once more showcase India’s rising stature on the world stage.
Since 2014, India has given the very best precedence to its like-minded and lengthy-standing strategic companions, consolidating relationships that are based mostly on the ideas of SAGAR (Security And Growth for All within the Region), ‘Neighbourhood First’ coverage and the ‘Five S’ imaginative and prescient of Sammaan (Respect), Samvaad (Dialogue), Sahyog (Cooperation), Shanti (Peace) and Samriddhi (Prosperity) articulated by PM Modi.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was among the many first international leaders to congratulate Prime Minister Modi after the BJP-led NDA’s third straight victory within the simply-concluded Lok Sabha elections, was additionally one of many first distinguished visitors to set foot in New Delhi on Saturday for the swearing-in ceremony.
Both leaders share a wonderful private rapport and have repeatedly acknowledged the numerous enhancements achieved within the lives of the individuals of each international locations within the final decade.
In 2019, then Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid attended the swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi as Hasina was unable to journey in particular person due to a previous dedication.
However, in 2021, PM Modi selected Bangladesh for his first go to to a international nation because the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, travelling to Dhaka for a two-day go to in reference to the commemoration of three epochal occasions – Mujib Borsho, the start centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; 50 years of the institution of diplomatic ties between India and Bangladesh; and 50 years of Bangladesh’s War of Liberation.
Since then, the 2 leaders have pledged to proceed working collectively to additional deepen the historic ties and realise their dream of getting a ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047 and a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041.
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, who has termed Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Modi as a “historic event”, can also be trying ahead to additional strengthening the shut relations between the 2 international locations throughout his go to.
After he was introduced PM Modi’s invitation by India’s High Commissioner to Maldives Munu Mahawar on Saturday, Muizzu famous that the bilateral relations are heading in a “positive direction”, as could be demonstrated by his go to.
Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan additionally strongly believes that PM Modi’s third time period is not going to solely strengthen bilateral relations, but additionally assist in strongly addressing the “multiple global and regional challenges” that confront each the nations within the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
Similarly, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who will likely be arriving in New Delhi by Sunday afternoon, has emphasised that, because the closest neighbour, the island nation is trying ahead to additional strengthening its partnership with India.
The BJP-NDA victory, he mentioned on June 4, demonstrates the arrogance of the Indian individuals within the progress and prosperity underneath the management of PM Modi.
The presence of high management from Nepal, Mauritius and Bhutan on the swearing-in ceremony will additional cement the deep-rooted cultural and civilisational bond that India shares with these international locations.
In 2019, then Nepal PM Okay.P. Sharma Oli, Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, Thai Agriculture Minister (particular envoy of Prime Minister of Thailand) and plenty of different leaders from the BIMSTEC grouping attended the swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi.
In 2014, when PM Modi took oath because the Prime Minister of India for the primary time, leaders from the SAARC member states travelled to New Delhi to attend the oath ceremony.
In addition to taking part within the swearing-in ceremony, the leaders will even attend a banquet to be hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday night.
