http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27501731
Pakistan PM Sharif is invited to Modi inauguration
Nawaz Sharif's office has yet to receive the invitation India has invited Pakistan's leader Nawaz Sharif to Narendra Modi's inauguration as prime minister, Mr Modi's party has said.
This is thought to be the first time a Pakistani leader has been invited to such an event.
Other leaders from the South Asia Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc) will also be on the guest list.
But analysts say Mr Sharif's inclusion is of special significance given the tense ties between India and Pakistan.
Mr Modi, who led his BJP party to a landslide win in the recent election, will be sworn into office on 26 May.
Results show the BJP won the biggest victory by any party in India for 30 years, gaining a majority in parliament and trouncing the outgoing Congress Party.
On Wednesday Mr Modi is due to stand down as chief minister of the western state of Gujarat, a post he has held for 12 years.
Difficult neighboursMr Modi is seen as an uncompromising hardliner on national security issues, and his BJP party has long advocated 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.
Narendra Modi won the Indian election with a big majority Pakistan's high commission in Delhi says it has yet to receive an invitation for Mr Sharif, and analysts say he may decide not to come.
But the very fact that an invitation is being offered is being seen as a gesture of friendship.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since independence in 1947 - and, more recently, bilateral ties suffered badly in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 166 people were killed by Pakistani gunmen.
Relations have improved slightly under outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but there are still regular skirmishes on the disputed border in Kashmir.
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