24/02/2020 10:51
Donald Trump in India: US president begins first official trip
US President Donald Trump has arrived in India where he is expected to receive a massive public reception at a cricket stadium in Gujarat state.
Mr Trump was personally welcomed by PM Narendra Modi who enveloped him in a bear hug as soon as he emerged.
Crowds have already begun to fill the stadium in Ahmedabad city where the two leaders will address a rally.
His first official trip to India will focus on deepening ties between the world's two largest democracies.
Modi and Trump will lead a road show en route to the Motera stadium, billed as the world's largest cricket stadium.
Billboards along the route are emblazoned with pictures of the two leaders and carry slogans such as "two dynamic personalities, one momentous occasion".
The two leaders are expected to address more than 100,000 people at a public reception at the stadium on lines of the mass rally they jointly billed as "Howdy, Modi!" which was attended by 50,000 Indians in Houston last year.