Getting personal: Obama's visit to India off to a warm, welcoming start
The Indian prime minister broke protocol and surprised his handlers to meet and bear-hug the US president on the airport tarmac
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SIGNALLING his determination to take relations with the United States to a higher level, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke with protocol to meet and bear-hug US President Barack Obama as he landed in New Delhi on Sunday.
Mr Obama's visit is a fresh bid to make India an enduring strategic partner and will nurture his friendship with a prime minister who a year ago was persona non grata in Washington.
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