Obama begins India trip on a sombre note in Mumbai

President Obama arrived in this teeming financial capital on Saturday morning for a 10-day, four-nation swing through Asia that will put a heavy emphasis on opening markets to American goods and creating jobs at home. (Watch: Obama lands in Mumbai)But he began on a sombre and symbolic note, by paying respects to the victims of the 2008 terrorist ...

US President Barack Obama is on a four day presidential visit to India, his longest overseas visit as the President. The highlights of his first day here are:US President Barack Obama lands at the Mumbai Airport Air Force One touches down at 12:50 pm Barack and Michelle Obama greeted by Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan, Minister-in-waiting Salman Khursh...

Here's the full text of the White House press briefing on US President Barack Obama's India visit:November 6, 2010The White HouseOffice of the Press SecretaryPress briefing by National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor  For International Economic Affairs Mike Froman, Deputy National Security Advisor  For Strat...

Brace up for traffic chaos on Monday when US President Barack Obama will be criss-crossing the Delhi streets during his visit here.Obama will have a hectic schedule starting from his ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan to his visit to Rajghat and other engagements including his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and address to Parliament...

On their first stop on a four-day India visit, US President Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle, visited the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. The Obamas also spoke to a few survivors of the 26/11 attacks, in which 166 people, including five Americans were killed. (Watch: Obama lands in Mumbai)  President Obama was taken around the ...

As the United States recovers from this recession, the biggest mistake we could make would be to rebuild our economy on the same pile of debt or the paper profits of financial speculation. We need to rebuild on a new, stronger foundation for economic growth. And part of that foundation involves doing what Americans have always done best: disc...

Pakistan on Friday stepped up pressure on the US not to grant any concessions during President Barack Obama's visit to India, saying any move that affects the strategic balance in South Asia would be counter-productive and not in the region's interest.The Pakistan government also made it clear that it was against Obama expressing any endorsement fo...

On his three day visit to India, beginning today, US President Barack Obama is likely to push for more defence sales. On the agenda would be:The Indian Air Force (IAF) wants to buy 126 combat jets worth nearly $11 billion, which are up for grabs. Lockheed Martin and Boeing are two among the six worldwide contenders currently competing for the order...

The big presidential visit is finally here. Barack Obama's three nights in India will be the longest overseas stay of his presidency. Coming after his battering in the mid-term polls, this is a President who wants to go back with some economic success in India. On the table are agreements in development related sectors, but no big bang. As Indian o...

On a four-day-presidential trip to India, American President Barack Obama, along with his wife Michelle, arrived at the Mumbai airport and has taken off in his helicopter, Marine One, for a Indian Naval base in Colaba. (Watch: Obama lands in Mumbai) | He will drive to the Taj Hotel from the Naval base.The US President's plane, Air Force One, touche...

Following is the full text of the remarks made by US President Barack Obama on the October Jobs Report in which he mentions about his India visit:Good morning, everybody. We are in the middle of a tough fight to get our economy growing faster, so that businesses across our country can open and expand, so that people can find good jobs, and so that ...

Mumbai has turned into a fortress as security personnel on Friday took their positions with a massive three dimensional security - land, air and water - put in place for the US President Barack Obama's two day visit beginning from Saturday.Nearly 5,000 security personnel, including US security men, Indian Intelligence officials and elite commandos ...