President Barack Obama has arrived in India for a historic visit as the first American leader to attend the country’s Republic Day ceremony.
Obama Visits India
![President Barack Obama makes a toast druing a State Dinner hosted by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/20AD0CFB-1DD6-47D0-9A89-E2F9FED54FE7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama makes a toast druing a State Dinner hosted by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.
![U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hug after they jointly addressed the media after their talks in New Delhi, India, Jan. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D6B7089E-CCE4-49AA-830D-EA47246022DC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hug after they jointly addressed the media after their talks in New Delhi, India, Jan. 25, 2015.
![President Barack Obama, left, participates in a tree planting ceremony at the Raj Ghat Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, New Delhi, India, Jan. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0AD1974B-96FE-4B2F-BBE4-F81BCD20D968_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama, left, participates in a tree planting ceremony at the Raj Ghat Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, New Delhi, India, Jan. 25, 2015.
![Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, gives President Barack Obama a copy of a 1950 telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to the head of India's constitutional assembly, as they meet at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0263C996-9EFD-449C-9512-0999244CE248_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, gives President Barack Obama a copy of a 1950 telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to the head of India's constitutional assembly, as they meet at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.