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US will not attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony

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ANI Islamabad

The United States will not be attending the swearing-in ceremony of India's prime minister-in waiting Narendra Modi.

State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said as in past years Washington was not planning to attend the inauguration set for Monday.

She added that the US does not have any plans to send a representative from the United States. It's standard for events and inaugurations in India, so it should come as no surprise, the Express Tribune reports.

Both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have congratulated Modi on his election.

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First Published: May 23 2014 | 10:41 AM IST

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