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President Barack Obama and India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, talk as they have coffee and tea together in the gardens of Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2015. Obama is visiting India for three days to attend Republic Day celebrations and

Obama enjoys a Modi bromance during his India trip

January 26, 2015Global Politics

President Obama visited with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known as “India’s Obama.” The visit started with a precedent-breaking bear hug on the tarmac and has blossomed into a breakthrough on a nuclear deal between the two countries.

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