Expressing gratitude to foreign dignitaries who joined the swearing-in ceremony, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India will always work closely with their valued partners in pursuit of human progress.
"I am grateful to all the foreign dignitaries who joined the swearing in ceremony. India will always work closely with our valued partners in pursuit of human progress," he said.
Modi conveyed the message through his verified social media handle X, formerly known as Twitter.
Ibdian President Droupadi Murmu hosted a banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan in honour of the leaders of neighbouring countries attending the swearing-in-ceremony of the Prime Minister of India.
The leaders who attended the banquet include President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka; President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives; Vice President Ahmed Afif of Seychelles; Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh; Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth of Mauritius; Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda of Nepal; and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan.
The President of India appointed Narendra Damodardas Modi as the Prime Minister of India.
As advised by the Indian Prime Minister, the President also appointed the members of the Council of Ministers.
The President administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the Members of the Council of Ministers at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday evening.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday set foot in New Delhi for the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers.
As the first “distinguished” guest, PM Hasina was warmly received by a high-level Indian delegation and Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Md. Mustafizur Rahman at the airport when she arrived in New Delhi.
"This visit of one of our most valued partners will further strengthen Bangladesh-India close and deep-rooted bonds of friendship," said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday.
The visit of the leaders who attended the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his third consecutive term is in keeping with the highest priority accorded by India to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and ‘SAGAR’ vision, said MEA.
President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe; President of Maldives Dr. Mohamed Muizzu; Vice-President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif; Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina; Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth; Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’; and Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay, accepted the invitation to attend.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave New Delhi for home on Monday, and she is scheduled to reach Dhaka at 8pm.
