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color: #fff\">President Mohamed Muizzu personally welcomed PM Modi at the airport \u2014 a rare gesture that sets the tone for renewed cooperation and diplomatic warmth<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"833af6bd-5914-46dc-abf1-1356f08a12e6\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-2af9930e-1e5c-4615-8597-d01dd272a882\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a074a749-ba48-4a26-b392-9821ebf70e19\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-8985411c-4f16-4bae-9faa-bca7965fa059\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(0px, 108.56828%, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":300,\"duration\":1000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#000\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-cd40d27b-7470-4327-81cb-7babb5faeae2\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:-9.2233%;width:88.34951%;height:76.53722%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-2af9930e-1e5c-4615-8597-d01dd272a882\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-786b4392-9d00-4bd1-ba84-eb0d12ed41e9\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:136.80995%;left:0%;top:-18.40497%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-video layout=\"fill\" autoplay=\"autoplay\" poster=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/swvkrl5jtfaecg4c_1-poster.jpeg\" artwork=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/swvkrl5jtfaecg4c_1-poster.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" id=\"el-786b4392-9d00-4bd1-ba84-eb0d12ed41e9-media\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/swvkrl5jtfaecg4c_1.mp4\"\/><\/amp-video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.65049%;top:73.94822%;width:82.03883%;height:32.52427%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-a074a749-ba48-4a26-b392-9821ebf70e19\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-8985411c-4f16-4bae-9faa-bca7965fa059\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 108.56828%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-2991182c-61ba-444d-8847-d84fd39fe5ed\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:1.281656804733728% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.388350em;line-height:1;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; 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