PM Modi to attend Maldives President's swearing-in ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the Maldives' President-elect on November 17, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Solih had extended the invitation during PM Modi's phone call to congratulate him on his electoral victory. The Maldives is the only South Asian country PM Modi has not visited since assuming office.