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	'''''Namaste Trump''''' was a tour event held on 24 and 25 February 2020 in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/videos/politics/ahmedabads-motera-stadium-to-host-us-president-donald-trump-5304111.htm \|title=Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium to host US President Donald Trump \|work=[[CNBC TV18]] \|date=14 February 2020 \|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> It was the inaugural visit of the [[US President]] [[Donald Trump]] and his family to India.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-trump-crimean-deputy-pm-fm-to-arrive-on-unofficial-visit/articleshow/74275016.cms \|title=After Trump, Crimean deputy PM & FM to arrive on 'unofficial' visit \|first=Sachin \|last=Parashar \|date=24 February 2020 \|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="HuffPoCarpet">{{Cite news \|last=Chatterji \|first=Rohini \|date=19 February 2020 \|title=Donald Trump's Visit: Here's Everything Modi Govt Is Brushing Under The Carpet \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/donald-trump-visit-ahmedabad-costs_in_5e4cce91c5b6b0f6bff15858 \|access-date=7 July 2020 \|work=[[HuffPost India]] \|language=en}}</ref> A rally event of the same name was held in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], and was the highlight of the tour, as a response to the ''"[[Howdy Modi]]"'' event held in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-17/it-ll-be-namaste-trump-in-india-after-howdy-modi-in-texas \|title=It will be Namaste Trump in India after Howdy Modi in US \|work=Bloomberg \|first=Bibhudatta \|last=Pradhan \|date=17 February 2020}}</ref> The [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] (then known as Motera Stadium) hosted US President Trump and his family along with Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. An attendance of over 100,000 people was reported,<ref>{{cite news \|agency=Reuters \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|title='Namaste Trump': Modi Holds Huge Rally for President's Visit \|date=24 February 2020 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/24/world/asia/24reuters-india-usa-trump.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305143748/https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/24/world/asia/24reuters-india-usa-trump.html \|archive-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> with some speculating an attendance as high as 125,000.<ref name="GuardianWelcomes24Feb">{{cite news \|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] \|title='Namaste Trump': India welcomes US president at Modi rally \|first=Hannah \|last=Ellis-Petersen \|date=24 February 2020 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/24/namaste-donald-trump-india-welcomes-us-president-narendra-modi-rally}}</ref> The tour was originally named "Kem Chho Trump" but was renamed by the [[Government of India]] to promote [[Indian nationalism]] over [[Culture of Gujarat\|regionalism]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=16 February 2020 \|title='Kem Chho' Out, 'Namaste' In: Trump's Gujarat Event Renamed, Centre Picks National Theme Over Regional \|work=[[News18]] \|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kem-chho-out-namaste-in-trumps-gujarat-event-renamed-as-centre-picks-national-theme-over-regional-2502509.html \|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>		'''''Namaste Trump''''' was a tour event held on 24 and 25 February 2020 in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/videos/politics/ahmedabads-motera-stadium-to-host-us-president-donald-trump-5304111.htm \|title=Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium to host US President Donald Trump \|work=[[CNBC TV18]] \|date=14 February 2020 \|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> It was the inaugural visit of the then [[US President]] [[Donald Trump]] and his family to India.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-trump-crimean-deputy-pm-fm-to-arrive-on-unofficial-visit/articleshow/74275016.cms \|title=After Trump, Crimean deputy PM & FM to arrive on 'unofficial' visit \|first=Sachin \|last=Parashar \|date=24 February 2020 \|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="HuffPoCarpet">{{Cite news \|last=Chatterji \|first=Rohini \|date=19 February 2020 \|title=Donald Trump's Visit: Here's Everything Modi Govt Is Brushing Under The Carpet \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/donald-trump-visit-ahmedabad-costs_in_5e4cce91c5b6b0f6bff15858 \|access-date=7 July 2020 \|work=[[HuffPost India]] \|language=en}}</ref> A rally event of the same name was held in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], and was the highlight of the tour, as a response to the ''"[[Howdy Modi]]"'' event held in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-17/it-ll-be-namaste-trump-in-india-after-howdy-modi-in-texas \|title=It will be Namaste Trump in India after Howdy Modi in US \|work=Bloomberg \|first=Bibhudatta \|last=Pradhan \|date=17 February 2020}}</ref> The [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] (then known as Motera Stadium) hosted US President Trump and his family along with Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. An attendance of over 100,000 people was reported,<ref>{{cite news \|agency=Reuters \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|title='Namaste Trump': Modi Holds Huge Rally for President's Visit \|date=24 February 2020 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/24/world/asia/24reuters-india-usa-trump.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305143748/https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/24/world/asia/24reuters-india-usa-trump.html \|archive-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> with some speculating an attendance as high as 125,000.<ref name="GuardianWelcomes24Feb">{{cite news \|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] \|title='Namaste Trump': India welcomes US president at Modi rally \|first=Hannah \|last=Ellis-Petersen \|date=24 February 2020 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/24/namaste-donald-trump-india-welcomes-us-president-narendra-modi-rally}}</ref> The tour was originally named "Kem Chho Trump" but was renamed by the [[Government of India]] to promote [[Indian nationalism]] over [[Culture of Gujarat\|regionalism]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=16 February 2020 \|title='Kem Chho' Out, 'Namaste' In: Trump's Gujarat Event Renamed, Centre Picks National Theme Over Regional \|work=[[News18]] \|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kem-chho-out-namaste-in-trumps-gujarat-event-renamed-as-centre-picks-national-theme-over-regional-2502509.html \|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

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'''''Namaste Trump''''' was a tour event held on 24 and 25 February 2020 in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/videos/politics/ahmedabads-motera-stadium-to-host-us-president-donald-trump-5304111.htm |title=Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium to host US President Donald Trump |work=[[CNBC TV18]] |date=14 February 2020 |access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> It was the inaugural visit of the [[US President]] [[Donald Trump]] and his family to India.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-trump-crimean-deputy-pm-fm-to-arrive-on-unofficial-visit/articleshow/74275016.cms |title=After Trump, Crimean deputy PM & FM to arrive on 'unofficial' visit |first=Sachin |last=Parashar |date=24 February 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="HuffPoCarpet">{{Cite news |last=Chatterji |first=Rohini |date=19 February 2020 |title=Donald Trump's Visit: Here's Everything Modi Govt Is Brushing Under The Carpet |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/donald-trump-visit-ahmedabad-costs_in_5e4cce91c5b6b0f6bff15858 |access-date=7 July 2020 |work=[[HuffPost India]] |language=en}}</ref> A rally event of the same name was held in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], and was the highlight of the tour, as a response to the ''"[[Howdy Modi]]"'' event held in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-17/it-ll-be-namaste-trump-in-india-after-howdy-modi-in-texas |title=It will be Namaste Trump in India after Howdy Modi in US |work=Bloomberg |first=Bibhudatta |last=Pradhan |date=17 February 2020}}</ref> The [[Narendra Modi Stadium]] (then known as Motera Stadium) hosted US President Trump and his family along with Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. An attendance of over 100,000 people was reported,<ref>{{cite news |agency=Reuters |work=[[The New York Times]] |title='Namaste Trump': Modi Holds Huge Rally for President's Visit |date=24 February 2020 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/24/world/asia/24reuters-india-usa-trump.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305143748/https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/24/world/asia/24reuters-india-usa-trump.html |archive-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> with some speculating an attendance as high as 125,000.<ref name="GuardianWelcomes24Feb">{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |title='Namaste Trump': India welcomes US president at Modi rally |first=Hannah |last=Ellis-Petersen |date=24 February 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/24/namaste-donald-trump-india-welcomes-us-president-narendra-modi-rally}}</ref> The tour was originally named "Kem Chho Trump" but was renamed by the [[Government of India]] to promote [[Indian nationalism]] over [[Culture of Gujarat|regionalism]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 February 2020 |title='Kem Chho' Out, 'Namaste' In: Trump's Gujarat Event Renamed, Centre Picks National Theme Over Regional |work=[[News18]] |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kem-chho-out-namaste-in-trumps-gujarat-event-renamed-as-centre-picks-national-theme-over-regional-2502509.html |access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

==Main event==
The main event at the stadium was organised in the afternoon and was the highlight of the President's visit to India. The event served as a platform for the US President and Indian Prime Minister to display their friendly relationship with each other.<ref name="GuardianWelcomes24Feb" /> While initial reports suggested that Trump would inaugurate the Motera Stadium,<ref>{{Cite news |first=Sumit |last=Khanna |date=18 February 2020 |title=Donald Trump To Inaugurate World's Largest Cricket Stadium In Gujarat |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/donald-trump-india-visit-gujarat_in_5e4bcbebc5b6eb8e95b2599d |access-date=7 July 2020 |work=[[HuffPost India]] |agency=Reuters}}</ref> it was later disregarded as "speculation and assumption".<ref>{{Cite web |title=World's largest cricket stadium, Motera, not to be inaugurated by US president Donald Trump |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/worlds-largest-cricket-stadium-motera-not-to-be-inaugurated-by-us-president-donald-trump/555640 |access-date=7 July 2020 |date=20 February 2020 |website=Times Now}}</ref>

==Taj Mahal visit==
[[File:TrumpModi.jpg|thumb|left|US President [[Donald Trump]] (left) and Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] (right) at ''Namaste Trump'' rally in Narendra Modi Stadium]]
Trump also visited the [[Taj Mahal]] in [[Agra, Uttar Pradesh]] on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-51582996 |title=Trumps visit India's 'monument of love' |date=24 February 2020 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> In Agra, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, [[Yogi Adityanath]] welcomed the President and the First Lady on their arrival at [[Agra Airport]]. An exposition event with 3000 cultural artists showcasing the art and culture of various regions in India also took place.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/feb/24/trump-will-remember-warm-welcome-from-uttar-pradesh-for-long-bjp-2107766.html |title=Trump will remember warm welcome from Uttar Pradesh for long: BJP |date=24 February 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> The Trump family then visited the Taj Mahal informally, with no official personnel except the tour guide, and protective personnel such as the [[United States Secret Service]] and India's [[National Security Guard]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Unprecedented security measures in place in Delhi for Trump's visit |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/namaste-trump-unprecedented-security-measures-in-place-in-delhi-for-donald-trump-s-visit/cid/1747892 |date=23 February 2020 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |agency=PTI}}</ref>

==Banquet and trade deals==
After visiting the Taj Mahal, the President and his family headed towards New Delhi, to stay at the [[ITC Hotels |ITC Maurya]], which was heavily surrounded by security personnel from both countries. They also attended the dinner banquet hosted by the President of India [[Ram Nath Kovind]]. The next day, the First Lady visited Sarvodaya Vidyalaya Senior Secondary Co-Educational school in Nanakpura, South Delhi. President Trump and Prime Minister Modi addressed common issues such as [[5G]] connectivity, trade deals, and signed a US$3 billion defense deal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donald Trump India Visit Highlights |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/donald-trump-india-visit-day-2-live-news-updates-us-president-donald-trump-reaches-hyderabad-house-f-2185136 |last=Pundir |first=Deepika |date=25 February 2020 |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

==Preparation==
Ahead of Trump's visit to Ahmedabad, the Gujarat state government had built a new wall.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 2020 |title=Watch {{!}} Wall built in Ahmedabad ahead of Trump's visit |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/watch-wall-built-in-ahmedabad-ahead-of-trumps-visit/article30869407.ece |access-date=7 June 2020 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The construction of this wall was protested by social workers claiming that it was created for hiding slums. However, officials denied this and said that it was built due to security reasons.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/18/trump-india-visit-wall-criticism-hiding-poor-people |title=Wall hastily built ahead of Trump visit in India criticized as 'hiding poor people' |agency=Associated Press |date=18 February 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Langa |first=Mahesh |date=18 February 2020 |title=Donald Trump visit to Ahmedabad {{!}} Kerala social worker Aswathy Jwala launches hunger strike against wall 'to hide slums' |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/donald-trump-visit-to-ahmedabad-kerala-social-worker-aswathy-jwala-launches-hunger-strike-against-wall-to-hide-slums/article30854419.ece |access-date=7 June 2020 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In order to keep all roads and walls around the airport spotless from the "red liquid" spat out by the ''[[paan]]'' ({{Translation |betel leaf}}) consumers during the Trump visit, the health department of the [[Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation]] sealed ''paan'' shops near the airport.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/pan-shops-sealed-to-keep-walls-swachh/articleshow/74166181.cms |title=Trump's Ahmedabad visit: Pan shops sealed to keep walls swachh |date=17 February 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The Uttar Pradesh government, too, cleaned up the city of Agra<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2020 |title=Namaste Trump: Taj Mahal receives makeover for Donald Trump's Agra visit |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/namaste-trump-taj-mahal-receives-makeover-for-donald-trumps-agra-visit/1872626/ |access-date=7 July 2020 |work=[[The Financial Express (India)]] |language=en}}</ref> and released 500 [[cusecs]] of water into the [[Yamuna]] river to improve its "environmental condition" ahead of visit.<ref name="HuffPoCarpet" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2020 |title=Water Released Into Yamuna To Improve "Environmental Condition" Ahead Of Donald Trump's Visit |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/water-released-into-yamuna-to-improve-environmental-condition-ahead-of-donald-trumps-india-visit-2182226 |access-date=7 July 2020 |work=[[NDTV]] |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

==Criticism==
[[File:PM Modi and President Trump attends Namaste Trump event in Ahmedabad, Gujarat PMO.webm |thumb |Video footage from the ''Namaste Trump'' event]]
Trump's visit coincided with [[2020 Delhi riots]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump trip |url=https://apnews.com/75fcfa1b92b991ccf4144fa6247e3e6c |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=26 February 2020 |first1=Sheikh |last1=Saaliq |first2=Emily |last2=Schmall}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=As India Counts Dead, Brutality of Hindu-Muslim Riot Emerges |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-02-29/as-india-counts-dead-brutality-of-hindu-muslim-riot-emerges |work=U.S. News |date=29 February 2020}}</ref> with some Indian politicians and political commentators accusing the rioters of tarnishing the country's image, and some criticising the organisation of the event.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://theprint.in/india/bjp-sees-conspiracy-in-delhi-riots-erupting-during-trump-trip-want-timing-investigated/370876/ |title=BJP sees 'conspiracy' in Delhi riots erupting during Trump trip, wants timing investigated |date=25 February 2020 |work=[[ThePrint]] |first1=Neelam |last1=Pandey}}</ref> The visit was criticised by the [[Indian National Congress]], which is the main opposition to the ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ahmedabad all set for Namaste Trump, visitors to get charkha demo at Sabarmati |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/02/24/ahmedabad-all-set-for-namaste-trump-visitors-to-get-charkha-demo-at-sabarmati.html |first=Nandini |last=Oza |date=24 February 2020 |access-date=7 July 2020 |work=[[The Week (Indian magazine)]] |quote=The opposition Congress has been critical of the pomp around the programmes.}}</ref> They claimed it to be "extravaganza" and advised the government to use this opportunity to discuss key issues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/us-prez-poll-campaign-amid-grand-preparation-for-trumps-visit-congress-fumes-over-extravaganza/556436 |title=US prez poll campaign? Amid grand preparation for Trump's visit, Congress fumes over 'extravaganza' |date=22 February 2020 |website=Times Now}}</ref> Further, the leader of the Congress, [[Priyanka Gandhi]], demanded to know which government ministry was funding the private welcoming committee with the estimated amount of {{INR}}100 crore for organising the Ahmedabad event.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/priyanka-gandhi-targets-centre-asks-who-is-spending-rs-100-crore-on-namaste-trump-1649037-2020-02-22 |title=Priyanka Gandhi targets Centre, asks who is spending Rs 100 crore on Namaste Trump |date=22 February 2020 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> Earlier, India's Ministry of External Affairs had stated that a private organisation, Donald Trump Abhinandan Samiti ({{Translation |Donald Trump Welcoming Committee}}), was responsible for organising the Ahmedabad event.<ref name="DHPvtCommittee">{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/private-committee-to-host-namaste-trump-event-not-a-single-meeting-held-as-yet-806697.html |title=Private committee to host 'Namaste Trump' event; not a single meeting held as yet |first=Satish |last=Jha |date=21 February 2020 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[India–United States relations]]

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