India invites BIMSTEC leaders to Narendra Modi's swearing-in on May 30

BIMSTEC is a grouping comprising Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan

India on Monday said it has invited leaders of BIMSTEC member countries to attend the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers on Thursday.
 
Unlike 2014, when India invited leaders of SAARC member countries, including Pakistan, to the swearing-in ceremony of the PM, it has kept that grouping out and sent invites to leaders of BIMSTEC countries for the event. In 2014, then Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif had attended the ceremony.
 
Modi and his council of ministers will take the oath of office at 7 pm on Thursday. Apart from the leaders of