Barack Obama Visit to 'Elevate' India-US Relationship: White House

Describing the unprecedented second visit of US President Barack Obama to India as "game changing" the White House has said the Obama-Modi meeting would "elevate the nature of the relationship" between the two largest democracies of the world.

US President Barack Obama will leave Andrews Air Force Base this evening for his highly anticipated three-day landmark trip to India on an invitation by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi will be part of a Congress delegation which will call on US President Barack Obama on January 26.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "remarkable life story-from tea-seller to Prime Minister is a reflection of the determination of the Indian people to succeed," President Obama has said in an interview to magazine India Today.

Air Force One is the world's most sophisticated aircraft; the Beast - the armoured limousine for the world's most powerful leader - is no slouch. President Barack Obama arrives in Delhi on Sunday morning. The Beast - and a stand-in - have arrived in a special aircraft and are parked at Delhi's international airport.

When President Barack Obama arrives in New Delhi on Sunday he will join the city's masses in breathing some of the world's filthiest air.

As he scrubs the road to the Taj Mahal on his knees, Ramjeet beams with pride at the thought of US President Barack Obama admiring his handiwork.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "remarkable life story-from tea-seller to prime minister is a reflection of the determination of the Indian people to succeed," President Obama has said in an interview to magazine India Today.

The capital will turn into a virtual fortress for US President Barack Obama's visit this weekend with heightened security measures including an extended no-fly zone to protect the world's most powerful leader.

The Narendra Modi-led government is all set to walk into an area where the previous UPA government had feared to tread. India and the US may soon agree on allowing their warships and aircraft to access each other's bases, refuel and, in case of emergency, operate side by side.

Underlining that it is a "unique" time for Indo-US ties, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today said that President Barack Obama's India visit is likely to produce "tangible and positive" results.

Climate change experts have pinned high hopes on US President Barack Obama's visit to India, hoping that the two countries may clinch a crucial deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions.