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India’s new prime minister Narendra Modi, center left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, right, and Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, second right, watch during Modi’s inauguration in New Delhi. Modi took the oath of office as India's new prime minister at the sprawling presidential palace, a moment made more historic by the presence of the leader of archrival Pakistan.