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How India is preparing to welcome Trump

Indian city undergoes makeover ahead of US president Donald Trump’s two-day visit

Published: February 23, 2020 16:54 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer and with inputs from AFP

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Copy of 20200221030L-1582462734890 — US President Donald Trump makes his first official visit to India on Monday and work has been going on around the clock to spruce things up. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of India_Namaste_Trump_80191.jpg-d222b~1-1582462718394 — A long wall has been hastily built, along the route in Ahmedabad in western India to the new Sardar Patel Stadium in order, locals believe, to hide a slum, although officials deny it. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-02-22T130547Z_976693376_RC2N5F9P5PK7_RTRMADP_3_INDIA-USA-TRUMP-1582462726000 — Scores of banners and hoardings with pictures of Trump, Modi and Melania Trump have been put up across the city, projecting the 'Namaste Trump' rally as a historic event in US-India relations. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of India_Namaste_Trump_18319.jpg-7f3c0 [1]-1582462748032 — A giant hoarding welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump in Agra. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 528300-01-08-1582462684187 — US and Indian national flags wave in front of a billboard displaying pictures of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and US President Donald Trump (C) and his wife Melania (R) near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-02-23T065707Z_751092647_RC266F9DGBDP_RTRMADP_3_INDIA-USA-TRUMP-1582462689539 — Police officers stand in front of a hoarding with the images of U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-02-21T212307Z_224345281_RC225F941AQL_RTRMADP_3_INDIA-USA-TRUMP-1582462713836 — Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers ride their camels past hoardings with the images of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, as they take part in a rehearsal for a road show ahead of Trump's visit, in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 20200221281L-1582462711463 — A worker installs a hoarding with the images of the U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of India_Namaste_Trump_06433.jpg-cdc24-1582462695255 — The sun-baked northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad was jostling with activity as workers cleaned roads, planted flowers and hoisted hundreds of billboards featuring President Donald Trump Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 20200221283L-1582462707097 — A worker removes dust from the road in front of hoardings of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump Image Credit: ANI

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200223 workers — Workers cleaning the roads ahead of US President Donald Trump maiden visit to India, in Agra. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200223175L-1582462700425 — Flags of US and India put up at a Golambar ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit, in Agra. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of PTI2_23_2020_000122B-1582462703518 — India and US flags near Rashtrapati Bhawan at Raisina Hill ahead of the US President Donald Trump's visit, in New Delhi. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200218074L [1]-1582462731288 — A wall opposite to Sardar Patel Stadium painted with slogans, ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to India. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 504935-01-08-1582462678603 — The local Cattle and Dog Nuisance Control Department (CDNCD) has constituted a crack team to remove dogs and errant cows - another common sight in Indian cities - in a three-kilometre radius of the route. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of India_US_Trump_99122.jpg-8c7f6-1582462675600 — A local NGO and the state forest department have also been roped in to keep birds and bands of monkeys out of Air Force One's way on the runway at Ahmedabad airport. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 523719-01-08-1582462737892 — Workers have been busy making the world-famous Taj Mahal more beautiful still ahead of Trump's visit. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of India_Namaste_Trump_84057.jpg-72b30-1582462751698 — Workers clean the premises of the Taj Mahal ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump visit in Agra. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 528302-01-08-1582462741005 — Agra Municipal Corporation workers use excavators to clean the banks of the Yamuna river behind the Taj Mahal in Agra, ahead of the US President Donald Trump's visit in India. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of PTI2_22_2020_000084B-1582462766095 — Workers clean a wall at the premises of Taj Mahal ahead of US President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 20200217111L-1582462754846 — Workers cleaning the foundation at Taj Mahal ahead of US President Donald Trump visit. Image Credit:

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Copy of 20200218165L-1582462760898 — Workers repairing the main entrance of Taj Mahal ahead of the US President Donald Trump's arrival in India. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200218171L-1582462758150 — Workers during the repairing work at Taj Mahal ahead of the US President Donald Trump's arrival. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 489094-01-08-1582462729005 — A worker prunes palm trees at the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram during Trump's visit to India Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 20200223004L-1582462697424 — Three chairs are set up for US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of Trump's visit, at Gandhi Ashram. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 528303-01-08-1582462744835 — Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik (L) bends near his sand sculpture representing US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania along with a message 'Welcome to India' written below the Taj Mahal, on Puri beach. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 20200222212L-1582462681600 — Artists painting the wall ahead of the US President Donald Trump's visit, in Agra. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200222108L-1582462721711 — Artists painting the wall ahead of the US President Donald Trump's visit, in Agra. Image Credit: ANI

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Copy of 20200221147L-1582462763138 — Walls on the route from Kheria airport to the Taj Mahal are being painted with images of US President Donald Trump and slogans welcoming him, ahead of his visit. Image Credit: ANI

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200222 motera — A view of the world's largest Motera Stadium which will be inaugurated by USA President Donald Trump during his visit, in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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