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Narendra Modi welcomes Donald Trump with signature bear hug: 'Make in India' meets 'Make America Great Again'

Trump and Melania observe the grandeur of the Taj Mahal built by Mughal ruler Shah Jahan

Published: February 24, 2020 10:57 Last updated: February 24, 2020 17:27 Jay Hilotin, Senior Assistant Editor , Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. — Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. — Donald Trump and Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump signs a guest book as Melania Trump looks on — Donald Trump signs a guest book as Melania Trump looks on while visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner — White House senior advisors Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. — Donald Trump and Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump with Melania Trump at Taj Mahal in Agra. — Donald Trump with Melania Trump at Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: ANI

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. — Donald Trump and Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. — Donald Trump and Melania Trump visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and daughter Ivanka Trump — Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and daughter Ivanka Trump at Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: ANI

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. — Donald Trump and Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Ivanka Trump — White House senior advisor Ivanka Trump poses as she visits the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Trump — Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump are greeted by performers wearing traditional costumes as they arrive at Agra Air Base. — Donald Trump and Melania Trump are greeted by performers wearing traditional costumes as they arrive at Agra Air Base. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One upon their arrival at Agra Air Base. — Donald Trump and Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One upon their arrival at Agra Air Base. Image Credit: AFP

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Air Force One carrying US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump departs from Ahmedabad for travel to Agra. — Air Force One carrying US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump departs from Ahmedabad for travel to Agra. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Donald Trump and Narendra Modi — Donald Trump and Narendra Modi wave after the Namaste Trump event at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: AP

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Indians attend the Namaste Trump event at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. — Indians attend the Namaste Trump event at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: AP

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Donald Trump with Melania Trump, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. — Donald Trump with Melania Trump, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Narendra Modi arrive for the — Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Narendra Modi arrive for the "Namaste Trump," event at Sardar Patel Stadium. Image Credit: AP

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Narendra Modi shakes hand with Donald Trump during the 'Namaste Trump' event at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. — Narendra Modi shakes hand with Donald Trump during the 'Namaste Trump' event at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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India's Home Minister Amit Shah — India's Home Minister Amit Shah (C), Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (L) and Governor Acharya Devvrat (R) during the Namaste Trump event at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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Ivanka Trump — Ivanka Trump during the 'Namaste Trump' event at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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Ivanka Trump during the Namaste Trump event at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. — Ivanka Trump during the Namaste Trump event at Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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People wave as Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Narendra Modi enroute Motera Stadium, in Ahmedabad. — People wave as Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Narendra Modi enroute Motera Stadium, in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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Trump, Melania, Modi enter Motera to a standing ovation from the crowd. — Trump, Melania, Modi enter Motera to a standing ovation from the crowd. Image Credit: Sanjib Das/Gulf News

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Donald Trump signs the visitors book as Melania Trump and Narendra Modi (L) look on during their visit at Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. — Donald Trump signs the visitors book as Melania Trump and Narendra Modi (L) look on during their visit at Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump holds a string while checking a charkha, or spinning wheel, as Melania Trump (2L) and Narendra Modi (L) look on during their visit at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. — Donald Trump holds a string while checking a charkha, or spinning wheel, as Melania Trump (2L) and Narendra Modi (L) look on during their visit at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, and Narendra Modi, tour Gandhi Ashram, in Ahmedabad. — Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, and Narendra Modi, tour Gandhi Ashram, in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: AP

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump listen to Narendra Modi (L) as they sit next to a charkha, or spinning wheel, during their visit at Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. — Donald Trump and Melania Trump listen to Narendra Modi (L) as they sit next to a charkha, or spinning wheel, during their visit at Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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200224 bear hug — Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets US President Donald Trump with a hug as First Lady Melania Trump looks on, upon their arrival at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: PTI

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Trump India 08 — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2R) greets US President Donald Trump upon his arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. Image Credit: AFP / MANDEL NGAN

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Donald Trump is greeted by Narendra Modi, with first lady Melania Trump, upon arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad. — Donald Trump is greeted by Narendra Modi, with first lady Melania Trump, upon arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: AP

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Trump 16 modi — DIFFERENCES, SIMILARITIES: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaks with US President Donald Trump (C) upon his arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. Trump and Modi come from two different backgrounds. Modi is a descendant of a poor tea-seller, Trump is a property tycoon's son. But they are both teetolallers, loved by right-wing nationalists in their home countries, and share similarities that have seen them forge a close personal bond, say analysts. Image Credit: AFP

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Narendra Modi, Donald Trump and Melania Trump at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. — Narendra Modi, Donald Trump and Melania Trump at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. Image Credit: ANI

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Trump India 04 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs US President Donald Trump as First Lady Melania Trump, on their arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Monday. Image Credit: ANI

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Modi Trump 01 — India's PM Narendra Modi (R) speaks with US President Donald Trump (C) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) upon their arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. Image Credit: AFP / Mandel NGAN

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Trump India 02 — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaks with US President Donald Trump (C) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) upon their arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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Trump India 05 — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) embraces US President Donald Trump upon his arrival at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2020. Image Credit: AFP

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Trump India Hindu priests perform rituals — Hindu priests perform rituals during prayers organised by Hindu Sena, a far-right Hindu group, seeking blessings from gods and to unite India and the United States of America against radical Islamic fanatics, in New Delhi on February 24, 2020, on the occasion of US President Donald Trump first official visit to India. Image Credit: AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN

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Trump India 06 — Hindu priests perform rituals during prayers organised by Hindu Sena, a far-right Hindu group, seeking blessings from gods and to unite India and the United States of America against radical Islamic fanatics, in New Delhi on February 24, 2020, on the occasion of US President Donald Trump first official visit to India. Image Credit: AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN

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Trump 14 — Foreign tourists in Indian traditional attire walk beside Indian and US Flags placed on a road, ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to India, in Agra on Sunday. Image Credit: ANI

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win_trump1-1582467323637 — Ahmedabad: Bikers ride past life-size cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on a street, ahead of Trump's maiden visit to India, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil)(PTI2_23_2020_000049B) Image Credit: PTI

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Trump India visit — Trump's first stop is the city of Ahmedabad, capital in Gujarat, where thousands wait for the US president at Motera, the world's biggest cricket stadium, which seats 110,000 people. Image Credit: Sanjib Kumar Das/Gulf News

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