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President of United States John F. Kennedy and President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (left), depart the White House following a meeting. Minister of External Affairs of India, Lakshmi N. Menon, walks behind President Kennedy at West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C., on 4 June 1963
The name India comes from the Ancient Greek word Ἰνδική (Indikē) or Ἰνδία (Indía), which was changed into Latin as India. In the past, the name meant the land of the Indus river. This river is now mostly in Pakistan and is the national river of the country. The name India originally comes from the Sanskrit word Sindhu.
There have been 15 presidents of India since the post was established when India was declared as a republic with the adoption of the Indian constitution in 1950. [4] Apart from these fifteen, three acting presidents have also been in office for short periods of time. V. V. Giri became the acting president in 1969 after Zakir Husain died in ...
Galbraith at left, as US ambassador to India, with President John F. Kennedy, Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, 1961 During his time as an adviser to President John F. Kennedy , Galbraith was appointed United States Ambassador to India from 1961 to 1963.
It contributes 6.5% to India's GDP. [328] After the third quarter of 2017, India surpassed the US to become the second-largest smartphone market in the world after China. [329] The Indian automotive industry, the world's second-fastest growing, increased domestic sales by 26% during 2009–2010, [330] and exports by 36% during 2008–2009. [331]
U.S. President George W. Bush and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exchange handshakes in New Delhi on 2 March 2006 vis-à-vis the India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement. The United States and India signed a major nuclear co-operation agreement during a visit by United States President George W. Bush in March 2006.
Siblings Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit ride with U.S. President Harry S. Truman upon their arrival for a state visit, in Washington ...
In November 2010, Obama became the second US president (after Richard Nixon in 1969) to undertake a visit to India in his first term in office. On 8 November, Obama also became the second US president (after Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959) to ever address a joint session of the Parliament of India.