Qa'dah 29, 1431, Nov 06, 2010, SPA -- US President Barack Obama arrived here today on the first leg of his three-day visit to India that will seek to focus on opening up Indian markets for American businesses and deal with wide-range of political issues, including strategy on counter-terrorism. The Air Force One carrying Obama and his wife Michelle touched down at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here at 12:50 p.m, the Press Trust of India reported. Obama and his wife walked down the ladder to a red carpet welcome and were received by Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan who presented him a memento. The other dignitaries who received him on the tarmac were India's Minister for Minority Affairs Salman Khursheed, who will be the minister-in-waiting, Indian Ambassador in the US Meera Shankar.
