Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony: Pak PM Imran Khan snubbed

After much speculations over Imran Khan’s invitation to India for the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi and his new cabinet ministers on May 30, news agency Reuters stated that the there was no invitation extended to Pakistan Prime Minister to attend the event. “India will not invite Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday's swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, who starts his second term as prime minister,” two sources in the foreign ministry told the news agency. An Indian government statement on Monday said the leaders of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal, and Bhutan - all members, with India, of the little-known Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) - have been invited to Modi's swearing-in.