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The two leaders had a firm handshake and posed for photographers before heading towards the meeting room for talks at the ceremonial Hyderabad House. (Source: AP)
According to sources, no breakthrough was expected during the meeting which will provide the two leaders an opportunity to cultivate personal relations which may go a long a way in reducing tensions. (Source: AP)
Ahead of his meeting, Sharif had yesterday said he was carrying a message of peace and intends to pick up the threads with India's new leader Narendra Modi from where he and then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee left off in 1999. (Source: AP)
Both governments have a strong mandate and this could help in "turning a new page in our relations", the Pakistan Prime Minister had said. Sharif's visit is seen as significant by political observers here given that hardline elements in Pakistan have expressed their unhappiness over his responding to the invitation positively.
Sources said it is expected that the Pakistan leader will also extend a formal invitation to Modi for a visit. Sharif will leave for Pakistan later in the day. (Source: AP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (Source: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa. (Source: PTI)
Narendra Modi with his Bhutan counterpart Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay during a meeting at Hyderabad House. (Source: PTI)
Narendra Modi with External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh at Hyderabad House. (Source: PTI)
Pranab Mukherjee meets Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Source: PTI)
President Pranab Mukherjee speaks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa during their meeting at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Source Reuters)
President Pranab Mukherjee and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai shake hands at a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Source: PTI)
President Pranab Mukherjee and Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam at a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Source: PTI)
