US President Donald Trump is all set to embark on a 36-hour-long visit to India and his schedule is jam-packed. Starting from addressing the 'Namaste Trump' event in Ahmedabad to visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra, President Trump has a lot on his plate during his stay in India.
Here is a detailed schedule of what Donald Trump will bedoing on his visit to India.
Donald Trump's Air Force One will touch down at Ahmedabad'sVallabhbhai Airport on Monday, February 24. Prime Minister Narendra Modi willpersonally receive Trump at the airport. Trump will be accompanied by his wifeMelania.
Trump along with PM Modi will take a 22 km road trip to theSabarmati Ashram where they will pay homage to Mahatama Gandhi. Like all otherdelegates, Trump will also be gifted a Mahatama Gandhi memento which willinclude a spilling wheel and books.
An event on the lines of the famous 'Howdy Modi', which was organized in Texas on the sidelines of the UNGA 2019, has been organized in Ahmedabad by the Gujarat government. Melania and Donald Trump will be sharing the stage at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cricket Stadium with PM Modi. World's largest cricket stadium is all decorated to host the US President with almost 1.25 lakh people expected to be present at the event.
The event will feature cultural performances with artists being brought in from the lengths and breaths of the country.
After the Namaste Trump event, President Trump will visit the Taj Mahal with first lady Melania in Agra. Dry and polluted Yamuna has been cleaned up for the aesthetics of the Taj. After spending some time at the Taj Mahal, Trump will retire at the ITC Maurya hotel in New Delhi.
On February 25, President Trump will meet the President ofIndia, Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. A banquet will behosted by Kovind and his wife.
After meeting with President Kovind, Trump will once again pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat. Former President Barack Obama had also offered a floral tribute at the Raj Ghat during in 2015 visit.
Obama, in 2015, was presented with a replica of Gandhi'sfamous 'charkha' by the Indian government. Obama also planted a sapling of aPeepal tree at Rajghat. Trump is expected to do the same.
Trump will visit the Hyderabad House where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump will discuss the Indo-US ties. Melania Trump will visit a school in Delhi while Modi and Trump talk. Key aspects of Indo-US relations including defense, security, counter-terrorism, trade, and energy will be discussed in the meeting between the two leaders.
President Trump will then meet with the top businessmen in India at the US Embassy in a CEO roundtable conference.
President Trump along with their official delegation will depart from New Delhi at around 10:00 pm on February 25.