The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has held a briefing on US President Barack Obama's forthcoming visit to India.
A meeting of US and Indian officials in London has been extended by a day, sources said, as the two countries attempt to achieve a breakthrough on the nuclear liability issue during President Barack Obama's visit beginning Sunday.
POTUS trip promises little more than pageantry, says Shashi Tharoor.
Barack Obama arrives in India this weekend for an unprecedented second visit by a serving US president, the honoured guest of his Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was a Washington outcast only a year ago.
Mumbai's most popular temple is allegedly on the hit-list for terrorists tasked to strike before President Barack Obama leaves India on January 27.
President Barack Obama shares a good relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US is hopeful that their chemistry will be helpful in advancing Indo-US ties, a presidential aide has said.
US President Barack Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha, will not be accompanying their father during his trip to India. They tend only to travel with their parents when they are on vacation from school, a US official has said.
From the moment Air Force One, US President Barack Obama's special aircraft, enters Indian airspace, a set of unprecedented security measures will be activated. He will land in Delhi on Sunday on a three-day visit during which he will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.
Where President Barack Obama goes, several White House chefs follow. But just in case, the top chefs at the five-star hotel booked for the US President's trip have been told to stay put - time off has been cancelled and they need to be on call, reports news agency IANS.
Describing the India visit of President Barack Obama as a "seminal moment" for bilateral ties, a senior White House official has said that America wanted to turn the "extraordinary" potential of their relationship into concrete benefits for the people of the two countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning about a joint radio address with US president Barack Obama, who is arriving on Sunday morning for India's Republic Day celebrations.
Special cameras that can capture every tiny detail of the surroundings as well as the details of the human face have been installed in front of ITC Maurya hotel where US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will be staying for three days beginning January 25.
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