United States President George W Bush [Images] arrived in India on Wednesday evening for a three-day visit that is expected to take the Indo-US relationship to new heights.

Breaking protocol, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] personally received President Bush and wife Laura at the Indira Gandhi [Images] International Airport in Delhi [Images].

From the airport, Bush drove down to Maurya Sheraton Hotel, which has been completed taken over by the US security detail for Bush's maiden visit to South Asia.

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