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NEW DELHI, Feb. 24-- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Indian capital city on Monday evening, nearly eight hours after landing in the western state of Gujarat for a two-day state visit. Accompanied by First Lady Melania, his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, the U.S. president spent a hectic day in two Indian cities - Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Agra in northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Immediately after landing in Ahmedabad, Trump attended an event "Namaste Trump" where he was welcomed by nearly 125,000 people at the world's biggest cricket stadium "Motera." With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by his side, Trump addressed the mammoth gathering, saying that India-U.S. ties were growing even as both had natural and enduring friendship between them. Lauding India's economic growth over the years, Trump said that since the turn of the century India's economy had grown six times. "I am pleased to announce that tomorrow our representatives will sign defence deals worth over 3 billion U.S. dollars to sell the absolute finest state-of-the-art military helicopters and other equipment to the Indian armed forces," he said. The U.S. president then left for the second leg of his visit to the Agra city and spent nearly an hour at the world heritage site, the Taj Mahal, built in the 17th century with white marble. He walked hand-in-hand with wife Melania in the gardens in the forecourts of the monument, which is counted among the seven wonders of the world. | 
