India takes no chances for Ivanka Trump visit
HYDERABAD: Authorities have cleared beggars off the streets and brought in extra security forces for Ivanka Trump’s biggest foreign mission since her father became United States president.
President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter is to be the key speaker today at the opening of a three-day Global Entrepreneurship Summit here alongside India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The southern city is home to the India operations of Google, Facebook and Amazon.
The 36-year-old, who is an official White House adviser, will seek to press women’s empowerment in business.
She will also underline the growing friendship between the US and India, so the host country is taking no chances.
Trump will be greeted here by Modi, who will host a gala dinner at the Falaknuma Palace, a luxury hotel once owned by one of the nizams who ruled the city before India’s independence.
Authorities have spruced up an openair market around Charminar, a 16th-century mosque that is one of the city’s icons. Media reports have suggested that Trump could visit the market.
More than 10,000 security personnel, including anti-terrorist forces and dog squads, will be deployed and Trump will travel around Hyderabad in a special bulletproof vehicle with US Secret Service taking care of close security. AFP