President Obama arrives in India for start of Asian tour

Obama in India, I kid you not
Perhaps Obama is hoping to divert attention from the "shellacking" he took last Tuesday, a stunning rebuke to his agenda. So off he goes on this nonsensical trip, Nero spending hundreds of millions (at a time when the country is in dire straits), and what does he get for it? Carmen Miranda. Screenshot from this news report (minute 9:55). The world knows what a schmuck he is.   UPDATE: The hypocrisy abounds. As previously reported at Atlas in October, Obama's Self-Aggrandi...

Obama Visits 26/11 Memorial in India Video Nov. 6
See Obama's schedule in India here. Right now, it's 9:25 in the evening in India. Obama announces trade deals with India. See more details on Obama's trip here. The commentary on this video is interesting: Obama says "we'll never forget." But sadly, it's doubtful many Americans remember the Terrorist Attacks on Mumbai because it's not our habit to pay attention to the rest of the world. In refuting the exaggerated costs of Obama's trip, Savannah Guthrie gives a cost that is truly outrageous ...

India: President Obama Commemorates Mumbai Massacre - Remains Mum on Ft Hood Massacre
  Well, I’ve looked and looked and looked. I’ve googled, binged, and yahooed til I’m blue in the face.  Since yesterday morning I’ve checked the White House website multiple times, I’ve scoured the Ft Hood website multiple times, the Department of Defense website multiple times and gone so far as to go over to the Democratic Underground to try and find some word on a statement from Obama on the Ft Hood Massacre.  Zip, zero, nada, zilch. Not one word. This

Is BJP's criticism of Obama a publicity stunt? - Rediff.com India News
The Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] on Saturday criticised United States President Barack Obama's [ Images ] Speech at the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Mahal hotel [ Images ] in Mumbai [ Images ], for not mentioning Pakistan as the perpetrator of the terror Attacks in 2008, which had targeted the luxurious hotel. "Hotel Taj was the target of India's biggest terror attack. For the American President to actually stay there in itself is a symbolic act. His state visit has not even begun officially a...

Obama visits site of Mumbai attacks, praises India's resilience
Mumbai, India — President Obama visited the site of the 2008 Terrorist Attacks here Saturday, making it the first stop of his two-week trip to Asia in order to convey a message to plotters of that Attack and others. "In our determination to give our people a future of security and prosperity," he said, "the United States and India stand United." Obama spoke with a group of hotel employees and other survivors gathered in a hotel courtyard shortly after checking into the hotel. He is the ...

Mumbai (India) : Mumbai (India) News and Photos - latimes.com
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page. A collection of news and information related to Mumbai (India) published by this site and its partners. One of the first people President Obama met after checking in Saturday to the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower here was Karambir Singh Kang, the hotel's manager. Kang lost his wife, Niti, and their two s...

President Obama Talks About Foreign Trip in Terms of US Jobs
President and First Lady Obama partook in some Hindu folk dancing a Holy Name High School earlier today, almost as if they were characters in a big Bollywood blockbuster. Later at a local college the president took some questions at a town hall. When he arrived on Saturday, the president remembered the Victims of the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks two years ago this month, and visited the Gandhi museum. But the real mission of this trip was underlined at the US-India Business Council Summit when the p...

Michelle Obama meets street children in India
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 7 November 2010 00.03 GMT Michelle Obama plays with Children at a university in Mumbai. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters As cushions and bedsheets bearing the image of Michelle Obama sold out on the street markets of Mumbai yesterday, the Lady herself made an appearance at the city's university, indulging in a spot of Bollywood dancing. With the easy charm and infectious good humour that is fast becoming her Trademark on the international stage, Mrs Obama spent the...

LEAD: Obama arrives in Mumbai on 1st leg of 10-day swing through Asia+
MUMBAI, Nov. 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)—U.S. President Barack Obama arrived Saturday in India's financial and business hub Mumbai, the first leg of his 10-day swing through Asia that will also take him to Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Obama will stay in India from Saturday to Tuesday, with his main focus being on the further opening the Indian market to American products. Ahead of his departure from Washington, Obama, who has set a goal of doubling U.S. exports over the next five years, told re...

Egomaniac-In-Chief Says His Stay At Taj Is A Strong Message Against Terrorism
The empty suit speaks. It’s all about him. Who takes him seriously anymore?… (Indian Express) - Terming the choice of Mumbai and the Taj Mahal Hotel to launch his maiden India trip as a “strong message” against Terrorism , US President Barack Obama said on Saturday in his first official statement in the country that he was looking forward to discussing with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh how India and the US could deepen their partnership in counter-terrorism efforts. Whil...

Barack Obama in India, New York Times
​President Barack Obama kicked off his Asia trip in India today with a Speech at the Taj Mahal Palace, the very same hotel attacked by Terrorists two years ago, as a symbolic gesture "absolutely" meant to send a message. Obama has made a priority of strengthening ties with India and other Asian countries and so concurrent with his visit he stopped by our local newspaper, the New York Times, to outline his mission in Mumbai and beyond. Knowing full well after the Midterm Elections that a...

Obama quotes Nehru in anti-terrorism vow
Distinguished visitors... the Obamas at the ManiBhavan Gandhi Museum in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters Mumbai: US President Barack Obama said India and Washington stood United to guard the ''torch of freedom'', opening a state visit at the Mumbai hotel ravaged in the November 2008 Terrorist Attack. After arriving in Mumbai yesterday, Mr Obama paid homage to the Victims of the Mumbai Attack, likening it to the Attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. ''We visit here to send a very clear message that in...

Monkey Catchers on Guard for Obama's India Visit - President Obama - Fox Nation
Delhi's police are to build 30-feet towers in jungle surrounding President Obama's hotel to protect him from Terrorist Attacks during next week's visit, and also shield from an invasion by the city's most persistent threat – monkeys. They have been asked to erect 'machan' towers for elite commandos who will use powerful searchlights and night-sight binoculars to lookout for suspicious movement and any signs of a simian invasion. The jungle opposite the president's suite at the exclusive IT...

India : India News and Photos - latimes.com
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page. A collection of news and information related to India published by this site and its partners. One of the first people President Obama met after checking in Saturday to the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower here was Karambir Singh Kang, the hotel's manager. Kang lost his wife, Niti, and their two sons in th...

Rudy's attack leaves BJP HQ red-faced - The Times of India
Share on Yahoo Buzz! New Delhi: An ill-considered and hasty Attack on President Barack Obama by BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy by way of an "official reaction" for not mentioning Pakistan's role in 26/11 at a gathering that included Victims of the terror Attack has left top Party Leaders red-faced. The criticism aired barely hours after Obama landed in India was seen to be an immature reading of the US president's stance on Terrorism and while Rudy later tried to save face by claiming his r...

Indian media hails new US closeness
AFP The Indian media has hailed a New closeness between New Delhi and Washington, with US President Barack Obama's courtship of India seen as reflecting the country's rise to power. Most weekend Newspapers filled their pages on Sunday with coverage of the three-day visit by the president and wife Michelle, whose energetic dance routine with schoolchildren on Saturday was a hit with editors. "When Michelle got into the Groove," headlined the English language daily Hindustan Times on its front ...

Obama arrives in India
President Obama has touched down in Mumbai, kicking off a three-day visit to India and a 10-day swing of Asian democracies that also will include Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. He and First Lady Michelle Obama stepped down from Air Force One at 12:59 p.m. local time (about 3:30 a.m. EDT). The president got a wrapped gift about the shape of a shirt box, says the print pool reporter, Carol Lee of Politico; the First Lady was given a bouquet of red roses. Then they hopped in a Helicopter heade...

Obama arrives in India eyeing jobs for U.S.
MUMBAI, India — President Barack Obama arrived in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, beginning a 10-day, four-country Asia trip that will take him through some of the region's most vibrant democracies in a search for U.S. economic and Security benefits. Air Force One touched down in this booming financial center around midday after traveling more than 15 hours from Washington with the president and his wife, Michelle, aboard. The president was to pay respects at a memorial to Victims of th...

Video: Michelle Obama Dances, Hopscotches with Mumbai Kids During Visit to India With President Obama
Michelle My Belle in Mumbai nydailynews It hasn't been all work and no play for Michelle Obama in India.The First Lady spent part of Saturday playing hopscotch, dancing and singing with 33 disadvantaged Children from an Indian charity at the University of Mumbai . Dressed in an olive-colored blouse and a below-the-knee flowered skirt, she kicked off her shoes and joined the 8- to 13-year-old orphans and runaways who are taught English by the charity, Make a Difference. Obama also joined in a d...

In India, Michelle Obama sings, dances with kids
Mumbai, India – Michelle Obama played hopscotch, danced and sang with 33 disadvantaged Children from the Indian charity Make a Difference Saturday at the University of Mumbai. Almost immediately after arriving at the university's library, she kicked off her flats and joined in a game of vocabulary-building hopscotch with the 8- to 13-year-old orphans and runaways who receive English-language instruction from Make a Difference volunteers. "I love dancing. Oh that was fun!" Mrs. Obama said...

Exporting Our Way to Stability
AS the United States recovers from this Recession, the biggest mistake we could make would be to rebuild our economy on the same pile of Debt or the paper profits of Financial speculation. We need to rebuild on a new, stronger foundation for Economic Growth. And part of that foundation involves doing what Americans have always done best: discovering, creating and building products that are sold all over the world. We want to be known not just for what we consume, but for what we produce. And th...

Coconuts Removed From Trees In Preparation For Barack Obama's India Trip
Coconuts removed from trees in preparation for Barack Obama's India trip Telegraph co.uk. Mr Obama will arrive in India on Saturday for the first leg of an Asian tour. But as well as the usual security measures that come with welcoming a a visiting dignitary, Indian authorities have decided to go one step further, by removing all natural threats to the president as well. All coconuts around the city's Gandhi museum, one of Mr Obama's stops in the city, are being taken down. Mani Bhavan, wher...

President Obama Remembers Victims of Mumbai Terror Attacks; No Mention of Fort Hood Terror Attack Video
Here is video of President Obama speaking in Mumbai, India where he said, “We will never forget” the terror Attack that occurred there on “26/11″, referring to November 26, 2008, when armed Terrorists launched Attacks across the city of Mumbai that killed 173 people. Interestingly, Obama made no mention of the Fort Hood Terror Attack that occurred one year ago yesterday (November 5, 2009) at Fort Hood, Texas, in which Major Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people. Records in...

India Moves President Obama
President Obama took a break from work this morning to participate in cultural events here in Mumbai, India. Mr. and Mrs. Obama attended a Diwali candle lighting and literally colorful performance at a local High School and the festivities brought both the Obamas to their feet. After lighting candles at the Diwali alter, which won the couple a round of applause, the president and First Lady were treated to synchronized dances by Young girls dressed in bright oranges, greens, blues, and pinks. Th...

In India, Michelle Obama sings, dances with kids
Mumbai, India – Michelle Obama played hopscotch, danced and sang with 33 disadvantaged Children from the Indian charity Make a Difference Saturday at the University of Mumbai. Almost immediately after arriving at the university's library, she kicked off her flats and joined in a game of vocabulary-building hopscotch with the 8- to 13-year-old orphans and runaways who receive English-language instruction from Make a Difference volunteers. "I love dancing. Oh that was fun!" Mrs. Obama said...