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US President Donald Trump was on Tuesday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the second day of his maiden visit to India. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
The US president was then accorded a tri-services guard of honour at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
Trump's daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and several top officials of the US administration were also present at the ceremony. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
On the Indian side, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan were among the senior leaders present on the occasion. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
Trump is scheduled to hold extensive talks with Modi on Tuesday to further expand India-US global partnership and script a better future for people of the two democracies. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with US President Donald Trump as first lady Melania Trump looks on before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Express photo: Renuka Puri)
During their talks at the Hyderabad House, the two leaders are also expected to deliberate on regional issues, including the US' proposed peace deal with the Taliban, the situation in the Indo-Pacific, the threat of terrorism and the situation in the Gulf region. (Express photo: Renuka Puri)
After the talks, the two sides will seal defence deals worth around USD 3 billion. (Express photo: Renuka Puri)
US First Lady Melania Trump arrived at a government school in south Delhi on Tuesday to attend a session of the 'Happiness Class'. She was greeted by young students, who garlanded her and also applied 'teeka' on her forehead. (Express photo: Abhinav Saha)
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Tuesday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and planted a sapling at the memorial of India's Father of the Nation. (Express photo: Prem Nath Pandey)
US President Donald Trump's message in the visitor's book at Raj Ghat, "The American people stand strongly with a sovereign and wonderful India - The vision of the great Mahatma Gandhi. This is a tremendous honor!" (Express photo: Prem Nath Pandey)
