This Article is From Feb 24, 2020

See Best Photos So Far Of Melania, Donald Trump's Visit

Donald Trump India Visit: PM Modi welcomed Donald Trump at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport with a hug.

See Best Photos So Far Of Melania, Donald Trump's Visit

Donald Trump and Melania Trump visited the Taj Mahal in Agra

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they arrived in Ahmedabad this afternoon for a 36-hour visit to India. President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner came out of the aircraft first. As PM Modi escorted the Trumps to the US President's armoured black car known as the "Beast", dancers in colourful costumes performed for the US first couple.

Here are some of the best pictures as Donald Trump and family landed in Ahmedabad:

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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner pose in front of the Taj Mahal

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Donald Trump, wife Melania pose in front of the Taj Mahal

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump landed in Ahmedabad shortly before noon on Monday.

As they emerged from the presidential jet Air Force One, President Trump was greeted by PM Modi with a warm hug.

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PM Modi welcomed Donald Trump at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport with a hug.

The two-day state visit comes ahead of President Trump's re-election bid - the US votes in November - and just months after PM Modi's "Howdy, Modi!" event in Texas last year.

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Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner are part of the high-powered delegation accompanying the US President.

Mr Trump's visit also comes amid tense trade talks between the two countries. 

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump tried their hand at the charkha at Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram.

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PM Modi explained the significance of the traditional charkha or spinning wheel to the VVIP visitors

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Donald Trump's message in the visitors' book at Sabarmati Ashram.

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PM Modi with Melania and Donald Trump at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.

President Trump and his family were served high tea, which, reports said, featured broccoli samosas and apple pie. 

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Crowds throng the streets of Ahmedabad to catch a glimpse of Donald Trump's convoy.

"Electric Atmosphere at Motera Stadium as people eagerly wait to welcome President," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.  

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The newly-built cricket stadium in Ahmedabad's Motera ahead of the "Namaste Trump" event.

The "Namaste Trump" event is being seen by many as a parallel to the lavish "Howdy, Modi!" event organised for PM Modi in Houston during his visit last year to the US. 

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PM Modi, Melania and Donald Trump on stage at Motera stadium for the "Namaste Trump" event.

Donald Trump put out a second tweet in Hindi shortly after he addressed a packed stadium in Ahmedabad, saying the US President and First Lady Melania Trump travelled to all the away to India to deliver a special message to Indians.

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump with PM Modi at Ahmedabad's Motera stadium.

US President Donald Trump today praised the entertainment sector in India as an example of the contributions in creativity that India has made to the world.

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US President Donald Trump speaks at Motera in Ahmedabad on his first official India visit.

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