Shinzo Abe receives warm welcome at Ahmedabad airport; Narendra Modi extends bear hug
Keeping up with his image, Narendra Modi extended a warm bear hug to welcome Shinzo Abe at the Ahmedabad airport.
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Breaking the protocol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself welcomed Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akei Abe at the Ahmedabad airport on Wednesday. Keeping up with his image, Modi again extended a warm bear hug to welcome Abe. Twitter@RaveeshKumar
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The Japanese leaders are on a two-day visit to India for the annual Indo-Japanese summit in Gujarat. As a part of the summit, Abe and Modi will lay the foundation stone for the ambitious high-speed train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. Twitter@RaveeshKumar
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During the high-profile visit, the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar will hold a slew of programmes while Modi will host a traditional Gujarati dinner for them at a hotel in the old city area. Twitter@RaveeshKumar
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After the ceremonial welcome, traditional Garba dancers offered a taste of the Gujarati culture to the foreign dignitaries. Twitter@RaveeshKumar
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Upon his arrival, Shinzo Abe was also accorded a tri-service guard of honour at the Ahmedabad airport. Twitter@RaveeshKumar
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After being greeted by a group of Buddhist monks, the leaders embarked on an eight-kilometre-long roadshow from the airport to the Sabarmati Aashram. Twitter@RaveeshKumar
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