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India set
to receive Obama
Saturday November 06, 2010 10:50:13 AM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
India's financial capital Mumbai was set to receive US President
Barack Obama at the start of his four-day visit to India beginning
mid-day Saturday.
Obama is accompanied by his wife Michelle and top officials in
what would be the president's longest foreign trip since he
assumed presidency two years ago.
Obama, who will spend the night in Mumbai, will stay at the
sea-side Taj hotel, the most prominent landmark attacked by
Pakistani gunmen in November 2008 in a ghastly show of terror that
left 166 dead.
The president will also visit St Xavier's college, where he will
interact with the students and the Mani Bhavan, where Mahatma
Gandhi used to stay and which is now a museum.
Obama will reach New Delhi Sunday for two days of hectic
engagements, including talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
He leaves for Indonesia Tuesday.
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