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President's Visit to India and Pakistan

President's Visit to India

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are joined by Rajnish Kumar, right, Secretary of the Rajghat Samadhi Committee, and Dr. Nirmila Deshpande, co-Chair of the Rajghat Gandhi Samadhi committee, for a moment of silence at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Rajghat, India.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are joined by Rajnish Kumar, right, Secretary of the Rajghat Samadhi Committee, and Dr. Nirmila Deshpande, co-Chair of the Rajghat Gandhi Samadhi committee, for a moment of silence at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Rajghat, India.
 
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush stand with flowers presented upon their arrival Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport where they were greeted by India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and his wife, Gursharan Kaur. President George W. Bush is welcomed to India by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh upon Air Force One's arrival Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The President and First Lady are scheduled to spend three days in the country before flying to Pakistan.
With mounted escorted, a limousine carrying the President and Mrs. Bush, head to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India in New Delhi, Thursday, March 2, 2006. President George W. Bush shakes the hand of India's President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as he and Mrs. Laura Bush are greeted upon their arrival at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President's official residence in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2006. Also present are Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gusharan Kaur.
President George W. Bush participates in the troop review Thursday, March 2, 2006, during the arrival ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. President George W. Bush is greeted by India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh upon arrival Thursday, March 2, 2006, at the presidential residence in New Delhi.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2006, and are escorted to welcome ceremonies by India's President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gusharan Kaur. President George W. Bush listens to India's President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as they walk the red carpet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the arrival ceremony in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2006, welcoming the President and Mrs. Bush to India.
President George W. Bush reviews troops Thursday, March 2, 2006, during the arrival ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential residence in New Delhi, welcoming he and Laura Bush to India. An Indian honor guard stands at attention during the arrival ceremony Thursday, March 2, 2006, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi welcoming President George W. Bush and Laura Bush to India.
President George W. Bush smiles as he responds to a question Thursday, March 2, 2006, during a press availability with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Mughal Garden at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. President George W. Bush smiles as he stands with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a press availability in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2006. The President told those in attendance that India and America "have built a strategic partnership based on common values," and thanked the Indian people and the Indian government "for supporting the new democracy in the neighborhood."
President George W. Bush and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exchange handshakes Thursday, March 2, 2006, after their press availability at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India wave as they leave Mughal Garden at the Hyderabad House after a press availability in New Delhi Thursday, March 2, 2006.
President George W. Bush reaches to shake the hand of Dr. Nirmila Deshpande, as Laura Bush exchanges handshakes with Rajnish Kumar after they were met by the pair Thursday, March 2, 2006 in Rajghat, India for the wreath-laying ceremony at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush participate in a wreath-laying ceremony Thursday, March 2, 2006, in Rajghat, India, at the memorial for Mahatma Gandhi.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush sprinkle flowers on the south side of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Thursday, March 2, 2006, during a wreath-laying ceremony in Rajghat, India. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are joined by Rajnish Kumar, right, Secretary of the Rajghat Samadhi Committee, and Dr. Nirmila Deshpande, co-Chair of the Rajghat Gandhi Samadhi committee, for a moment of silence at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Rajghat, India.
President George W. Bush leans in to speak with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during meetings Thursday, March 2, 2006, in New Delhi. President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, lead a meeting Thursday, March 2, 2006, with U.S. and Indian CEOs.

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