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 and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk in the gardens of the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/83EC57C2-475B-404A-A22D-D9A35B715563_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk in the gardens of the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.
![President Barack Obama inspects a Guard of Honor during a ceremonial reception at the Indian Presidential Palace in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D159E17F-B56A-4E5B-8E94-0F61C9135DBD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama inspects a Guard of Honor during a ceremonial reception at the Indian Presidential Palace in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.
![U.S. President Barack Obama folds his hands in a traditional Indian greeting gesture, as Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, center, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laugh during a ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential Palace in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BA156C7F-F2A6-4EC6-B81D-7787AB049A12_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama folds his hands in a traditional Indian greeting gesture, as Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, center, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi laugh during a ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential Palace in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.
![President Barack Obama offers floral tribute at the site where Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi was cremated in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2BF1BC42-C260-463E-9D85-263E20896D94_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama offers floral tribute at the site where Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi was cremated in New Delhi, Jan. 25, 2015.