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....The NCPA, where the President is expected to meet representatives from the business community, has also been entirely booked.
The officer said, “Obama’s contingent is huge. There are two jumbo jets coming along with Air Force One, which will be flanked by security jets. There will be 30 to 40 secret service agents, who will arrive before him. The President’s convoy has 45 cars, including the Lincoln Continental in which the President travels.”
Since Obama will stay in a hotel that is on sea front, elaborate coastal security arrangements have been made by the US Navy in consonance with the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard. “There will be US naval ships, along with Indian vessels , patrolling the sea till about 330-km from the shore. This is to negate the possibility of a missile being fired from a distance,” the officer said.
The President will be accompanied by his chefs, not because he would not like to savour Indian cuisine, but to ensure his food is not spiked.
US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to land in Mumbai on November 6.
Originally posted by tiger5
reply to post by TrueAmerican
Doesn't this just reflect security concerns? How on earth can you have POTUS rubbing shoulders with just about anyone at the breakfast buffet? Bush would never have gone to India under the present circumstances.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
Originally posted by tiger5
reply to post by TrueAmerican
Doesn't this just reflect security concerns? How on earth can you have POTUS rubbing shoulders with just about anyone at the breakfast buffet? Bush would never have gone to India under the present circumstances.
Do you know what it costs to mobilize the Navy?
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Originally posted by Skippy1138
So does this guy ever actually spend any time at the White House, you know, I don't know- working on fixing the mess we're in?? He's already been on vacation what 4 or 5 times already and now he's off jet-setting to India??
Rooms & Suites at Taj Mahal Hotel
The hotel offers The Taj Club, Executive Suites, Luxury Suites and the recently designed Grand Presidential Suite. Every detail in this suite has been perfected to host Heads of State and global business leaders.
Originally posted by SourGrapes
What if he's not actually 'going to an event', but 'running from an event'? Like, 'getting out of dodge'?
Originally posted by abecedarian
Not nearly as much as it would to charter a 747 or two and bring them to the White House.
There are two jumbo jets coming along with Air Force One, which will be flanked by security jets.