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Michelle Obama in India

She sings, she dances, she wows the subcontinent. Priya Ramani on how Michelle Obama has emerged as the star of the president’s tour to India.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama tour Humayun's Tomb in New Dehli on November 7, 2010. President Obama urged India and Pakistan to talk to resolve their differences as he stressed the need for peace between the neighbors, who are vital for his plans in Afghanistan.

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Indian President Pratibha Patil as first lady Michelle Obama and the Indian president's husband Devisingh Patil look on during a meeting in New Delhi on November 8. Obama backed India's quest for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat, inviting the world's largest democracy to take its "rightful" place at the summit of global power.

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First lady Michelle Obama plays hopscotch with students from the Make a Difference NGO, at Mumbai University campus on November 6. President Barack Obama arrived in India's financial capital along with his wife, for a two-day visit. Obama's visit will be heavy on events focusing on economic synergies between India and the United States, and appears less likely to emphasize diplomatic issues, like the Indo-Pakistani row over Kashmir.

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First lady Michelle Obama shakes a leg with schoolchildren as she celebrates Diwali in Mumbai on November 7. Obama began a 10-day trip through Asia on Saturday.

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, arrive to lay a wreath at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in New Delhi, Monday, November 8. Obama is on a three-day visit to the world's largest democracy.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk down the steps of Air Force One as they arrive in Mumbai, India, on Saturday. Obama began the 10-day, four-country tour of Asia that will take him through some of the region's most vibrant democracies in search of U.S. economic and security benefits.

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk with Air Force Col. Ken Rizer, commander of Andrews Air Force Base, and his wife Cheri Rizer, on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on Friday, as the president left for a 10-day trip through India, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan, the longest foreign outing of Obama's presidency.

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