NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan as he started the third leg of his India visit here.
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were on hand to receive Trump, as the US President and the first lady Melania Trump alighted at the fore court of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Trump was accorded a tri-services guard of honor and introduced to defence minister Rajnanth Singh, foreign minister S Jaishankar, health minister Harsh Vardhan and V.K Singh, Minister of State For Road Transport and Highways. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Indian ambassador to the US Taranjit SIngh Sandhu and the three service chiefs were among those introduced to Trump.
Trump on his part introduced Kovind and Modi to his delegation that includes Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette.
After a visit To Raj Ghat, Modi and Trump are to sit down for talks on the entire gamut of bilateral relations between India and the US.
