The bridge was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually in March 2021. Modi and Hasina had a brief interaction at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Sunday night after the swearing-in ceremony of Modi 3.0. Hasina is expected to return for an official visit later in June or July.
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India is inviting heads of state and government from Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, and the Seychelles to the swearing-in ceremony of the next Narendra Modi government on June 9. The focus is on the western and southern Indian Ocean (IOR), where India has been a security provider and first responder for decades. The other key overseas guests are Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, affirming long-standing ties and bolstering India s push to counterbalance Chinese influence in the immediate neighborhood.
State BJP president Manmohan Samal announced that the BJP Parliamentary Board will decide the new Chief Minister within the next 48 hours. The oath-taking ceremony of the BJP CM will reflect 'Odia asmita' at Janata Maidan on Monday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Odisha CM.
Leaders from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean Region are among the dignitaries and special invitees expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the prime minister and his council of ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 7.15 pm