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INDIA'S Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a rapturous reception as he landed at Piarco International Airport on July 3.

Air India One, the US$980 million Boeing 777 used by that country’s prime minister, president and vice president, touched down smoothly at around 3.30 pm. Modi was first greeted on the plane by Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Sean Sobers.

Modi emerged minutes later and stood on the aircraft stairs with his hands clasped in front his face while he bowed as a mark of respect amid raucous applause by supporters corralled behind barriers on the tarmac.