- A rare exchange of greetings takes place between Nawaz and Modi.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz and Nawaz Sharif congratulate Modi on his re-election.
- Prime Minister Modi says the people of India “always stood for peace and security.”
A rare exchange of greetings took place between three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and India's newly re-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi on popular social media site X.
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“My warmest congratulations to Modi Ji for assuming office for the third time. The success of his party in the last elections reflects the people's confidence in his leadership,” Nawaz wrote in his official name.
“Let us replace hate with hope and seize the opportunity to shape the destiny of South Asia's two billion people,” the former prime minister added.
Modi responded in kind to Nawaz's message, saying: “I appreciate your message, Nawaz Sharif. “The people of India have always stood for peace, security and progressive ideas.”
He also said that promoting the well-being and safety of “our people will always be our priority.”
Similarly, Modi also responded to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Nawaz's younger brother, as the two prime ministers of arch-rival nations who engaged in diplomacy in X.
A few hours after PM Shehbaz wished him well, Modi replied in X: “Thank you @cmshehbaz for your good wishes.”
Modi won an unprecedented third term, but lost his absolute majority and is dependent on the support of regional parties in his first coalition government.
Nuclear-armed rivals and neighbors India and Pakistan have fought three wars, including two over control of the disputed Kashmir region in the Himalayas.
Ties between the nuclear-armed rivals have been frozen since India ended the special status of the Indian state of illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ) in 2019 and divided it into two federally administered territories.
New Delhi invited leaders from seven regional countries to Sunday's grand opening at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, or presidential palace, in New Delhi, but Prime Minister Shehbaz was not included.
