The White House  Office of the Press Secretary  Remarks by the
President at Official Arrival Ceremony in New Delhi, India
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India  9:57 A.M. IST       
PRESIDENT OBAMA:  First of all, I want to thank all the people
of India for the extraordinary hospitality and welcome that
Michelle and I and my delegation have already received.       
And we took this trip with the intention of strengthening what
is already an incredible friendship between the United States
and India.  As I’ve said earlier during my visit, I believe that
the partnership between the United States and India will be one
of the defining partnerships of the 21st century.  We are the
two largest democracies in the world.  We share extraordinary
people-to-people contacts.  Most importantly, we share a core
set of values.        And my hope is that during the course of
these discussions between myself and the Prime Minister, myself
and the President, and other members of the Indian delegation,
that we will be able to co