Gandhi's former home gets facelift ahead of Trump's first India visit


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  • Sunday, 23 Feb 2020

A worker mops the floor inside Gandhi Ashram, where U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit, in Ahmedabad, India, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India deployed more than 10,000 police and gave a facelift to the former home of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi on Sunday on the eve of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose two-day trip aims to repair bilateral relations after a trade spat.

Trump lands in the western city of Ahmedabad on Monday, where he will address a rally of more than 100,000 in a newly-built cricket stadium, before a visit to Agra's renowned Taj Mahal and a summit with Indian officials and business leaders in New Delhi.

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