Newly sworn-in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Monday. The invitation to Sharif was seen as a significant olive branch to India's Muslim neighbor and marked the first time that a leader from either country had attended his counterpart's inauguration since independence in 1947.

 

Afghan President Hamid Karzai waves as he arrives at New Delhi airport on Monday to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Leaders of all South Asian nations attended the ceremony.

Indian resident Maqbool Alam Siddiqui watches a bank of televisions featuring images of Modi taking his oath as prime minister in New Delhi at an electronic showroom in Mumbai on Monday.

Modi (center) greets attendees moments before taking the oath of office on Monday. Modi was sworn in as prime minister with the strongest mandate of any leader for 30 years, promising to forge a "strong and inclusive" country on a first day that signaled his bold intentions. Photos: AFP