Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Delhi from Lahore on December 25 night after concluding his 3-nation visit. He was received at the Palam airport by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Earlier in the day, in an unprecedented diplomatic development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Lahore to meet his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his way back from Afghanistan. He made an announcement on Twitter about the stopover to meet Sharif, who is incidentally celebrating his birthday on December 25. The last visit to Pakistan by an Indian prime minister was in 2004 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose 91st birthday fell today and who is credited with bringing about a thaw in relations with Islamabad. Pakistan declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief visit to meet his counterpart Nawaz Sharif here a “purely goodwill” one and said they agreed to understand each other’s concerns and continue holding peace talks for prosperit...
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To write on general topics and specially on films;THE BLOGS ARE DEDICATED TO MY PARENTS:SHRI M.B.L.NIGAM(January 7,1917-March 17,2005) and SMT.SHANNO DEVI NIGAM(November 23,1922-January24,1983)