- Home/
- Namaste, POTUS. As Obama Arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan, White House Tweets 'Jai Hind': 10 Developments
Namaste, POTUS. As Obama Arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan, White House Tweets 'Jai Hind': 10 Developments
- President Obama and his wife landed in Delhi a little before 10 this morning, on a three-day visit to India. At the airport, PM Modi greeted President Obama with a hug and the leaders shook hands, before the US President and his wife got into their special car, called the Beast, that had driven up to the tarmac.
- The beast, which has both the US and the Indian flags on it today, will also ferry them to the Presidential palace, where they are being greeted with a Guard of Honour.
- President Obama has been invited by PM Modi to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations tomorrow. He will be the first US president to be chief guest at the Republic Day parade. He is also the first US president to visit India twice.
- From the airport, the US President and his wife went to their hotel, the ITC Maurya, before their Rashtrapati Bhavan visit. After this, Mr Obama will pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat.
- President Obama will join PM Modi for a working lunch at the Hyderabad House this afternoon. The two leaders will have an expanded delegation level meeting expected to last for about an hour.
- A one-on-one walk is also planned at the Hyderabad House. With progress in talks on a stalled nuclear deal, India is optimistic that a key breakthrough will be made, officials said.
- President Obama will attend a state banquet hosted by President Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening. Sources said 250 guests have been invited for the banquet.
- Tomorrow, President Obama will be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade at Delhi's Rajpath. Later, the Obamas will attend an 'at home' reception hosted by President Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- On Monday afternoon, President Obama and PM Modi will participate in a CEO forum roundtable and address the US-India Business Summit. On Tuesday, the US President will give an address at the Siri Fort Auditorium before leaving for Saudi Arabia.
- President Obama has cancelled a visit the Taj Mahal in Agra; he is cutting short his visit to fly to Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah. Saudi Arabia is a longstanding US ally and the world's leading oil exporter.
................................ Advertisement ................................
Opinion: China Has Helped India's Cause With TrumpMihir Sharma, Bloomberg
Thursday June 29, 2017Very little was expected in India from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the U.S., and for good reason: Modi had gone out of his way to cultivate a personal relationship with Barack Obama, including famously pouring out a cup of tea for him and the cameras when Obama visited India.
Opinion: Modi's US Speech Was Letter Perfect, Ticked Off Every BoxAshok Malik
Friday June 10, 2016Without taking recourse to the old wailing sheet and cribbing to everyone about Islamabad, Modi has devised a mechanism to shape the debate to India's advantage.
Opinion: Modi Ignored Advice To Make Obama Squirm. It Has Paid Off.Jyoti Malhotra
Saturday June 04, 2016The visit to the US in the coming week, in fact, brings Obama's relationship with both Modi and India full circle.
Blogs: कादम्बिनी के कीबोर्ड से : क्या परमाणु करार पर पीछे हटे हम?
Sunday February 08, 2015असल में परमाणु रिएक्टरों में हादसे की सूरत में जो हर्जाना होगा, वह रिएक्टर चलाने वाले को यानि ऑपरेटर को देना होगा। कानून में यह प्रावधान है कि अगर ऑपरेटर चाहे तो वह सामान और ईंधन आपूर्ति करने वाले पर हर्जाने के लिए दावा कर सकता है। लेकिन यहां पर समझने वाली बात यह है कि ऑपरेटर कौन होगा।
Opinion: Mani-Talk: Modi is Turning Us into America's New PakistanMani Shankar Aiyar
Thursday February 12, 2015In "Cold War II", battlefield could be India, writes Mani Shankar Aiyar.
Opinion: Obama Had Pointed Message for Modi 2.0Shashi Tharoor
Wednesday January 28, 2015Clear warning that PM will fail if he reverts to Modi 1.0, writes Shashi Tharoor.
Opinion: What Pakistan Makes of Obama-Modi ChemistryMehr Tarar
Tuesday January 27, 2015Acceptance of Modi's goal-oriented leadership, writes Mehr Tarar.
