Obama-Modi 'bear hug' kicks off landmark US presidential visit to India


Obama and Modi hug each other as the US President is greeted on arrival at Palam airport in New Delhi, India. - EPA

NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama began a landmark visit to India on Sunday with a bear hug from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, signalling a new warmth in a sometimes strained relationship.

Dressed in a bright saffron shawl, Modi broke with protocol to greet Obama and his wife Michelle on the tarmac at the start of an unprecedented second visit to India by a serving US president.

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