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Obama arrives in New Delhi; received by Modi
New Delhi, Jan 25
US President Barack Obama
arrived here Sunday morning on a three-day India visit - his second in
five years - during which he will be the chief guest at the Republic Day
parade Jan 26. Departing from protocol, he was received by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi at the VVIP terminal of the Indira Gandhi
International Airport.
As Obama alighted from his Air Force One
jet shortly after 9.45 a.m. local time, Modi, donning a prominent red
shawl across his beige-coloured Nehru jacked welcomed Obama, wearing a
dark suit, with a hug. The two kept clasping hands, chatting and joking
like old friends.
The US president was accompanied by his wife
Michelle, wearing a white and blue flower-printed dress. The welcoming
ceremony was short and the Obamas were whisked away within minutes in
The Beast, the presidential limousine, that was parked right across the
red carpet.