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on August 1, 2022, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in brown) and Pakistani Rangers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting in New Delhi on May 27, 2014.(RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting in New Delhi on May 27, 2014.(RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
8 Min Read
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) prepares to shake hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after the swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on May 26, 2014. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) prepares to shake hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after the swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on May 26, 2014. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
4 Min Read
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (5th L) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (3rd R) as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) looks on after the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on May 26, 2014.(PRAK
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (5th L) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (3rd R) as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) looks on after the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi on May 26, 2014.(PRAK
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
5 Min Read
BJP leader Narendra Modi, (C), performs the Hindu Ganga Puja prayer ritual the day after his election victory on May 17, 2014 in Varanasi, India. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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BJP leader Narendra Modi, (C), performs the Hindu Ganga Puja prayer ritual the day after his election victory on May 17, 2014 in Varanasi, India. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
4 Min Read
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