Justin Trudeau given ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan: Narendra Modi welcomes Canadian PM with a hug
Narendra Modi met with his Justin Trudeau welcoming him with a hug ahead of a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Friday welcoming him with a hug ahead of a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, putting to rest speculations about the government cold-shouldering the visiting dignitary. Twitter@narendramodi
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On Thursday evening, breaking his silence for the first time since the Canadian Prime Minister’s arrival in India on February 17, Modi said that he looked forward to the bilateral meeting on Friday. PTI
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At the Rashtrapati Bhavan, while Modi shook hands with Sophie Trudeau, Xavier and little Hadrien, he had a special hug reserved for Elle-Grace. PTI
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On Thursday, Modi had also tweeted that he is particularly looking forward to meet the children and posted a picture of him playfully tweaking Elle-Grace’s ears with Trudeau smilingly looking on during a visit to Canada in 2015. Twitter@narendramodi
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The ceremonial reception optics came after much speculation that Modi and his government was cold-shouldering Trudeau during his eight-day state visit to India. PTI
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Trudeau and his family have since visited Agra, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Amritsar. While Modi did not accompany them to Ahmedabad, a meeting with Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh was organised on Wednesday in Amritsar at the last moment. Twitter@narendramodi
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