Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday declined the invitation of PM-in-waiting Nawaz Sharif to attend his oath taking ceremony as a gesture to further the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Indian media said that it is highly unlikely that Manmohan Singh would visit Pakistan as they would first like to gauge on what Nawaz Sharif's government has to offer on the many issues that remain unresolved.
It should be mentioned that PML-N President, Nawaz Sharif, poised to become prime minister for a third time after a decisive victory in general election on Monday had said that the mistrust that has long dogged relations with India must be tackled. He had a "long chat" with Manmohan Singh during which the two exchanged invitations to visit a diplomatic nicety in some parts of the world but a heavily symbolic step for South Asia's arch-rivals.
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