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Obama arrives in Mumbai | US President Barack Obama has arrived in Mumbai on a high profile four-day visit during which he hopes to
give a boost to economic ties with India. He was received by Maharashtra Chief
Minister Ashok Chavan, the ambassadors of India and the United States -- Meera
Shankar and Tim Roemer and Minister-in-waiting Salman Khursheed at the
Chhattrapati
Shivaji Airport here. After descending from Air Force One, the Obamas boarded
the Marine One helicopter to go into the city. Obama, who will spend the night
in Mumbai, will stay at the sea-side Taj hotel, the most prominent landmark that
was attacked by Pakistani gunmen in November 2008. The choice of Taj Hotel for
his two-day stay in Mumbai, has been described by Obama as a "tribute to the
resilience
of the Indian people" and to underscore the shared commitment of the two countries
to counter terrorism. Obama will then visit the Gandhi Museum at Mani Bhawan to
honour the memory of Mahatma Gandhi. He will then attend a business summit
organised
by the US-India Business Council and participate in a roundtables with entrepreneurs
and US CEOs. He will also visit St Xavier's College, where he will interact with
students. He will proceed to New Delhi tomorrow afternoon on the second and final
leg of his visit. In his departure statement in Washington last evening, Obama
said he has set a goal of doubling America 's exports over the next five years.
Obama said: "I am going to talk about opening up additional markets in places
like India , so that American businesses can sell more products abroad to create
more jobs at home." Admitting that US is in the middle of a tough fight to get
its economy growing faster, he said: "Businesses across the country can open and
expand, so that people can find good jobs." " This will help repair the terrible
damage that was done by the worst recession in our lifetimes," he added.
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