Re: Should Nawaz Sharif attend Narendra Modi’s inauguration as India’s Prime Minister
Fortunately you can afford to be haughty, though it may not be a pragmatic approach in international relations and politics. Pakistan needs a friendly neighborhood more than any other country in the region while India lays claim on regional hegemony. Pakistan does not have a problem with India’s ambitions as long as it behaves gentlemanly with it. I would agree that it would be a ceremonial meeting. But Sharif would want to use the occasion to give a ‘personal touch’ to the Indo-Pak ties led by two new prime ministers and extend an invitation to Modi for Pak visit for new diplomatic overtures.