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<h1>Security Mantra during Obama's India visit</h1>
No heads of state—not in any case the president of China or Russia—have figured out how to close down a whole city when they visit India. But Barack Obama will done that.
Also not once, the US president is doing it India for the second time—in the wake of closing down India's money related capital, Mumbai, amid his first visit in 2010—as he touches base in New Delhi one week from now.
The primary serving US president to come to India twice, Obama will fly into New Delhi's universal airplane terminal in the early hours of Jan. 25. After breakfast, he will head to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Indian president's home on Raisina Hill in focal Delhi, for some grandeur and service before a trek to Mahatma Gandhi's commemoration. Next on the motivation for Sunday is a gathering with head administrator Narendra Modi and a state supper at night to wrap.
Much of that is because Obama is expected to be seated in the open for over a 100 minutes, the duration of the Republic day parade.
Here is what we know about the measures that the Indian government is taking for Obama’s visit:
1. 71 high-rise building from where Rajpath, the parade’s route, can be seen will be shut down completely.
2. India will use AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) to monitor any air movements in the region and can even detect incoming missiles from some 400 km away.
3. The government has so far installed 45,000 CCTV cameras in the capital for the visit, which received a rap from Delhi’s high court. “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. “Let’s get someone from outer space.”
4. Commercial flight movements to Agra will also be curtailed and Taj Mahal will be out of bounds for citizens on Jan. 27 when Obama visits the monument.
5. A number of roads leading up to Rajpath have been shut down for the public, unlike previous years when traffic movement was only barred near the venue.
2. India will use AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) to monitor any air movements in the region and can even detect incoming missiles from some 400 km away.
3. The government has so far installed 45,000 CCTV cameras in the capital for the visit, which received a rap from Delhi’s high court. “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. “Let’s get someone from outer space.”
4. Commercial flight movements to Agra will also be curtailed and Taj Mahal will be out of bounds for citizens on Jan. 27 when Obama visits the monument.
5. A number of roads leading up to Rajpath have been shut down for the public, unlike previous years when traffic movement was only barred near the venue.
Source : qz.com