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PM Narendra Modi greets US Vice President JD Vance, US Second Lady and Vance’s wife Usha Chilukuri Vance and their children, Vivek, Ewan and Mirabel. (IMAGE: ANI)

US Vice President JD Vance and his Indian-origin wife Usha arrived in Delhi to a warm welcome early on Monday and were greeted by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. (IMAGE: ANI)

PM Modi is hosting a dinner for Vance, his Indian-origin wife Usha Chilukuri and the delegation of senior US government officials accompanying the Vice President. (IMAGE: ANI)

Vance and his family landed in Delhi this morning on a four-day India visit after their trip to Italy over the weekend. (IMAGE: ANI)

JD Vance is the first US vice president to visit India in 12 years after Joe Biden visited New Delhi in 2013. (IMAGE: ANI)

Vance and his family are also visiting Jaipur and Agra. (IMAGE: ANI)

Vance, accompanied by his Indian-origin wife Usha and their three children, on Monday visited the Central Cottage Industries Emporium (CCIE) located in Janpath in the national capital, where they purchased some traditional Indian handicrafts. (IMAGE: ANI)

Vance’s first visit to India comes weeks after US President Donald Trump imposed and then paused a sweeping tariff regime against around 60 countries including India. (IMAGE: ANI)

The Vance family arrived in Delhi to a warm reception earlier in the day and was received at the airport by Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. (IMAGE: ANI)

PM Narendra Modi greets US Vice President JD Vance, US Second Lady and Vance’s wife Usha Chilukuri Vance and their children, Vivek, Ewan and Mirabel. (IMAGE: ANI)