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President Obama's Tea at Rashtrapati Bhavan: 10 Developments
- President Mukherjee's at-home, an informal gathering, was held under large red canopies on the famous lawns of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Hundreds of people gathered for a glimpse of the US president and his wife Michelle.
- Michelle Obama chose to wear a floral print again, this time pastel with a matching short coat. Mr Obama wore another dark suit and tie. President Mukherjee introduced the Obamas to guests.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had teamed a multicoloured safa or turban with a bandhgala for the morning's Republic Day parade, wore a red half jacket over a golden kurta with a cream stole draped around his shoulders at the President's party.
- The PM sat next to President Obama on garden chairs arranged in a large circle and and they were seen chatting. They had also sat next to each other at the Republic Day parade.
- Later this evening PM mOdi and PResident Obama will drop in at a meeting of the US-India CEO Forum now on at the Taj Palace hotel next doors to the hotel that Mr Obama is staying in, the ITC Maurya.
- The two leaders will also address a India-US Business Summit later. The summit is also being held at the Taj Palace hotel.
- PM Modi has posted on Instagram, a picture of the two leaders recording their special "Mann ki Baat" radio address, to be aired tomorrow morning. Mr Modi makes a radio address once a month, this time President Obama joins him.
- Mr and Mrs Obama had attended a banquet hosted by President Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan last night. President Obama was also given a ceremonial welcome in the forecourt of the palace a few hours after he arrived on Sunday on a three-day visit.
- This morning President Obama and Michelle watched a display of India's military might and cultural diversity in the Republic Day parade at Rajpath. Motorcycle stunt riders from the Border Security Force won a thumbs up from Mr Obama and applause from his wife.
- A loud cheer went up as the US president alighted in the Delhi drizzle from his special car, called the beast. A poster in the crowd read "We love Obama." He is the first US president to be chief guest at India'sRepublic Day celebrations.
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