Chinese President Xi Jinping received a guard of honour in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and other senior cabinet members were present at the ceremony.
The president, accompanied by his wife, Peng Liyuan, also visited Rajghat and paid homage at the memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, where he laid a wreath along with floral tributes.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects the guard of honour at the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Photographs: MIB/Twitter
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Chinese President Xi Jinping Xi, who inspected a guard of honour by the three services, said his goal was to deepen the cooperation between India and China. Photographs: MEA/Flickr
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Photographs: MEA/Flickr
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President of China Xi Jinping, meets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Photographs: MEA/Flickr
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President of China Xi Jinping interacts with the media at the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Photographs: MEA/Flickr
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Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, pays floral tributes at the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi. Photographs: MEA/Flickr
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President of China Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi. Photographs: MEA/Flickr
Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani presents Chinese President Xi Jinping a charkha at the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi. Photographs: MEA/Flickr