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A Red Carpet for Bush
The prime minister introduced Bush to key members of his council of ministers, including Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Minister in Waiting for the Bush Visit Kapil Sibal, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan and the chiefs of the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.
The US President was accompanied by Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, American National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns and American Ambassador to India David Mulford.
President Bush shakes hands with President A P J Abdul Kalam as Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh looks on.
Photograph: Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
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