During the parade, the US president is set to be seated outdoor for 100 minutes. PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Barack Obama is special for India. Unlike the protocol given to the heads of state of China or Russia, the Indian capital of New Delhi will be completely shutdown when the US president visits India, the Quartz India reported.
The financial capital New Delhi is due to shut down on account of Obama's three-day visit as an estimated 50,000 security personnel, 15,000 CCTV cameras, a team of secret service agents, 40 dogs, airborne radars and other security measures will be deployed.
Flying into New Delhi's International Airport, the president will go to the Indian president's residence for a ceremony before heading to Mahatma Gandhi's memorial, followed by a state dinner in the evening.
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More personnel will be deployed on January 26 - India's Republic Day- which is the forefront of the president's visit. A seven-layered security blanket will be provided for the US president. Such protection was not ever granted to China's Xi Jingpin or Russia's Vladimir Putin.
A no-fly zone has also been agreed by the Indian government which will shut down flight operations to adjoining cities such as Jaipur, Agra, Lucknow and Amritsar during a two-hour parade in celebration of India's Republic Day.
During the parade, the US president is set to be seated outdoor for 100 minutes which has caused the Indian government to take such strict measures for his arrival.
India's Airborne Warning and Control System will be monitoring any air movements in the region and will be able to detect incoming missiles from 400 kilometres away.
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Some 45,000 CCTV cameras have been installed across the city.
“Because of a foreign president, you do it, but not for Indian citizens. If we direct you to do it for Indians, you do it in months and years, else you do it in weeks,” the court reportedly said.
The Taj Mahal will be out of bounds for citizens on January 27 while Obama visits the monument.
Further, a number of roads leading up to Rajpath will be closed to the public.
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@ABC: "Who is the daddy" Why should India be different from Pakistan, EU, Britain, Australia, Canada, ETC, ETC, ETC, or is Britain or the Rothschilds in charge?. Just a thought.
It shows who is the daddy. India was on its knee to provide security to its master
These massive security measures are a strong indication that the US is not very popular in India. Also, I have noticed that most Western so called leaders are driven in armored vehicles designed to look like regular motor cars, which is an indication that like President Obama they are also not very popular. This reminds me that Colonel Gaddafi of Libya was always driven in an open topped vehicle before being invaded and assassinated by the Western powers.
Adjusting the views of other is not surrendering the sovereighnity .
Any common man with 50,000 security personnel, 15,000 CCTV cameras, a team of secret service agents, 40 dogs, airborne radars and other security measures can become the most powerful man :)
@Alfa Romeo, bro that's not possible at all. Indians are extremely proud and nationalistic people.. Giving a base to a foreign power on Indian land will deal a huge blow to the ambitions of Indians. We'll get the technological prowess by other means, not by jeopardizing our sovereignty.
@Alfa Romeo: Bharat is not a super power. Just a Wanna Be. And it won't happen until they can solve the Kashmir problem. When Hindustan is perpetually occupied with Pakistan,..24/7 There is no time for anything else.
"The financial capital New Delhi is due to shut down on account of Obama’s three-day visit as an estimated 50,000 security personnel"
Mumbai is the financial capital of India, not New Delhi.
From what I understand, India is allowing an operational military base to US for which India is likely to full access to US
s Military Intelligence as the news report on NDTV. Probably, its to counter balance China`s influence as China is setting up bases in Srilanka/Pakistan/Maldives.This also means this region is going to heat up with tensions between super powers India / China and the largest super power USA. This may not be good for the region.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/during-obama-visit-modi-government-ready-to-try-what-upa-couldn-t-652600?pfrom=home-lateststories
Pakistan obviously is an under dog controlled by Saudi and US, so out of the game.
The US authorities should better check the 40 dogs for bombs and other explosives.