US President Obama lands in India; will first visit 26/11 survivors at Taj Hotel
Updated: November 06, 2010 13:04 IST
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New Delhi: On a four-day-presidential trip to India, American President Barack Obama, along with his wife Michelle, has finally landed at the Mumbai airport.
The US President's plane, Air Force One, touched down at 12:50 pm.
Obama was received at the airport by Salman Khursheed, the minister-in-waiting for him, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
Obama will now head for the Taj Hotel, where he will meet the survivors of the 26/11 attacks.
Mumbai has been converted into a virtual fortress. Security has been tightened to unprecedented levels.
The President is clearly focusing on the Indian markets. His administration says that jobs and the US economy are on top of his agenda, which is aimed at inoculating him against any criticism that he is concentrating on foreign affairs while Americans are suffering with unemployment at 9.6 percent.
On Obama's trip, the longest of his presidency so far, the White House hopes some commercial deals will be finalised, possibly including purchases of Boeing aircraft by India.
The US also will be pushing for more favourable terms for US exports.
Obama will spend about a day-and-a-half in Mumbai before heading to New Delhi, the Capital, for meetings with government leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
While in India, Obama will also be visiting cultural sites, including a museum in a home where Mahatma Gandhi once lived. (ndtv)
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