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U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he and First Lady Michelle Obama step out of the door of Air Force One as they arrive in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. Obama arrived in India on Saturday, beginning a 10-day, four-country tour of Asia that will take him through some of the region’s most vibrant democracies in search of U.S. economic and security benefits.
—AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit the memorial for the Nov. 26, 2008 terror attack victims at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010.
—-AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama plays with underprivileged children enrolled in the academic program of “Make A Difference” (MAD), at a university in Mumbai November 6. 2010. MAD was founded by two young social entrepreneurs who mobilize young adults to serve as mentors and teachers for underprivileged children. MAD volunteers help young people learn English, an important part of students’ long term academic success, through song, reading and other programs.
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama plays a tambourine with underprivileged children enrolled in the academic program of “Make A Difference” (MAD) at a university in Mumbai November 6. 2010. MAD was founded by two young social entrepreneurs who mobilize young adults to serve as mentors and teachers for underprivileged children. MAD volunteers help young people learn English, an important part of students’ long term academic success, through song, reading and other programs.
—-REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama dances with underprivileged children at the Mumbai University in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama began a 10-day trip through Asia on Saturday.
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to volunteers and underprivileged children enrolled in the academic program of “Make A Difference” (MAD), at a university in Mumbai November 6, 2010. MAD was founded by two young social entrepreneurs who mobilize young adults to serve as mentors and teachers for underprivileged children. MAD volunteers help young people learn English, an important part of students’ long term academic success, through song, reading and other programs.
—-REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Mani Bhavan, the Gandhi Museum, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010.
—-AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Mani Bhavan, the Gandhi Museum, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010.
—-AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
US President Barack Obama (2L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (3L) are greeted with gifts as they arrive at Mumbai International Airport in Mumbai on November 6, 2010. US President Barack Obama arrived in India’s financial capital along with his wife Michelle, for a two day visit of his Mumbai leg of the India trip. Obama’s visit will be heavy on events focusing on economic synergies between India and the United States, and appears less likely to emphasize diplomatic issues, like the Indo-Pakistani row over Kashmir.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are greeted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (wearing turban) and his wife Gursharan Kaur (R) upon their arrival at New Delhi’s airport November 7, 2010. Obama called on India on Sunday to bolster peace efforts with Pakistan that have floundered since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, relations seen as crucial to his troubled efforts to win the war in Afghanistan.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as First Lady Michelle Obama (2nd R) and Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur (R) look on after Obama arrived at New Delhi’s airport November 7, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama called on India on Sunday to bolster peace efforts with Pakistan that have floundered since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, relations seen as crucial to his troubled efforts to win the war in Afghanistan.
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US President Barack Obama (2R) and First Lady Michelle Obama (R) tour through Humayun’s Tomb in New Dehli on November 7, 2010. US President Barack Obama arrived in New Delhi with the ink drying on freshly-signed business deals that he hopes could help kickstart the struggling US economy. Obama is due to have dinner with Manmohan Singh, the former finance minister who helped open up India’s economy in the 1990s and who as premier has overseen sustained growth that has become the envy of nations affected by the global slowdown.
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US President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (R) tour through Humayun’s Tomb in New Dehli on November 7, 2010. US President Barack Obama arrived in New Delhi with the ink drying on freshly-signed business deals that he hopes could help kickstart the struggling US economy. Obama is due to have dinner with Manmohan Singh, the former finance minister who helped open up India’s economy in the 1990s and who as premier has overseen sustained growth that has become the envy of nations affected by the global slowdown.
—-JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet the children of workers who restore New Delhi’s historical buildings, as they tour Humayun’s tomb in New Delhi November 7, 2010.
—REUTERS/Jason Reed
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wave alongside workers who restore historical buildings and their children as they tour Humayun’s tomb in New Delhi November 7, 2010.
—REUTERS/Jason Reed
U.S. President Barack Obama greets a boy, one of several children of workers who restore New Delhi’s historical buildings that greeted them, as they tour Humayun’s tomb in New Delhi, November 7, 2010.
—-REUTERS/Jason Reed
MUMBAI, INDIA – NOVEMBER 07: US First Lady Michelle Obama addresses Indian students at St. Xavier’s College on November 7, 2010 in Mumbai, India. The US President and the First Lady is on a ten day Asia tour with stops in India as well as Indonesia, South Korea and Japan.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk from Marine One to Air Force One in Mumbai November 7, 2010. The pair flew to New Delhi for the second leg of their trip to India.
—REUTERS/Jason Reed
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama share a moment as they watch dancers during their visit to the Holy Name High School in Mumbai, India, November 7, 2010.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) claps as First Lady Michelle Obama dances with children during their visit to the Holy Name High School in Mumbai November 7, 2010.
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US President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (R) dance during a cultural event at The Holy Name High School in Mumbai on November 7, 2010.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama meet dancers during their visit to the Holy Name High School in Mumbai November 7, 2010.
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New Delhi: US President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur pose for a photograph during a dinner hosted for the visiting American leader, in New Delhi on Sunday.
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