Early Sunday morning, President Obama, accompanied by his wife Michelle, arrived in Delhi on a three-day visit. The significance of the visit lies not only in the fact that he will be the first American President to be India’s Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations, but also that he will be the only occupant of the White House to visit India twice during his presidency. The growing bonhomie between two sides evident for the past decade and half became sharper this morning when Prime Minister Modi arrived at the airport to receive the Obamas. He did so with a warm hug to the US President and by warmly welcoming Michelle. Obama was given a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan and later visited Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, where he also planted a sapling. Later he and Prime Minister held several rounds of discussions, separately while sipping tea on the lawns of Hyderabad House, over lunch and during delegation level talks, and also in the evening where the US President was given a banquet by his Indian counterpart, Pranab Mukherjee.