Monday, May 26, 2014

Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian PM in spectacular ceremony

Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Indian elite and Bollywood film stars among 4,000 guests at ceremony in Delhi

Narendra Modi, standing centre, takes the oath of office in Delhi. Photograph: AP
Narendra Modi
 in Delhi-Monday 26 May 2014
Narendra Modi and Nawaz SharifThe Guardian homeNarendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist politician who won a landslide victory in India's general election this month, has been sworn in as the 15th prime minister of the world's largest democracy, in a spectacular ceremony in Delhi.