Obama and First Lady arrive in India and pay tribute to Gandhi
Honored: President Barack Obama throws rose petals as he pays his respects at Raj Ghat, the memorial for India's independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on Sunday
Friend of India: Mr Obama is the first American to visit India twice during his administration. Above, the president inspects an honor guard at the Indian Presidential Palace in new Dehli on Sunday
'It's a great honor,' Obama said when reporters asked for his thoughts on attending Republic Day. 'We are so grateful for the extraordinary hospitality.'
'It's a great honor,' Obama said when reporters asked for his thoughts on attending Republic Day. 'We are so grateful for the extraordinary hospitality.'
While U.S.-India relations have been strained in recent years, those tensions have cooled thanks to the election of Mr Modi who has an easy rapport with the president.
'Your election and your strong personal commitment to the US-India relationship gives us an opportunity to further energize these efforts,' the president said Sunday.
'Barack and I have formed a bond, a friendship,' Mr Modi added. 'We can laugh and joke and talk easily on the phone. The chemistry that has brought Barack and me closer has also brought Washington and Delhi closer.'
Historical: Above, Mr Obama gives Mr Modi a copy of a 1950 telegram that Sec of State Dean Acheson sent to India's constitutional assembly, congratulating them on their new government
In memoriam: President Obama is accompanied by Union Minister Piyush Goyal, left, and other unidentified officials as he lays a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial
Minute's silence: Obama walked in his socks into a walled courtyard to lay a large white wreath at the site where Indian independence icon Gandhi was cremated
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