South Asian News Network

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his return to the position of Prime Minister, a rare show of goodwill between nuclear-armed foes. Sharif was formally sworn in as Prime Minister for the second time on Monday, following allegations of widespread vote manipulation.
He is supported by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and has created a government in coalition with his old foe, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and many minor factions to keep jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s supporters out. In India, Sharif is regarded as more favorable to New Delhi than his predecessor, Khan.
Hindu nationalist sentiment in India has surged under Modi’s leadership, who is running for a third term in a probable general election in April.