THE ANALYSIS OF PREPOSITION
A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. preposition there are four kinds of categories. They are time, place, and preposition of movement
A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. preposition there are four kinds of categories. They are time, place, and preposition of movement
Obama
gets warm welcome from
NarendraModi in India
US president Barack
Obama has been welcomed like royalty in India as he started a three-day visit
aimed at turning his burgeoning rapport with the prime minister, Narendra Modi,
into progress on climate change, defence and economic issues.
Obama’s arrival in the
bustling capital of New Delhi on Sunday morning marked the first time an
American leader has visited India twice during his presidency. Obama is also
the first to be invited to attend India’s Republic Day festivities, which begin
on Monday and mark the anniversary of the enactment of the country’s democratic
constitution.
Modi, wearing a gold
kurta, was at the airport to greet Obama at the foot of Air Force One with a
huge embrace. Obama returned the gesture, patting the prime minister on the
back several times.
Obama’s limousine was
later escorted through a metal gate and into the forecourt of the Rashtrapati
Bhavan, India’s presidential palace, by a cavalry regiment of the Indian army.
He was welcomed with a booming 21-gun salute and inspected an honour guard.
“It’s a great honour,”
Obama said when reporters asked for his thoughts on attending Republic Day. “We
are so grateful for the extraordinary hospitality.”
The mere fact that the
talks were happening was being viewed as a sign of progress given the recent
tensions that have marred relations between the US and India.
High on Obama’s agenda
with Modi is progress on getting the heavily polluted country to agree to curb
carbon emissions. White House officials hope the surprise climate agreement the
US struck with China in November might spur India to take similar steps.
Obama is also expected
to push Modi to make changes to liability legislation in India that has
prevented US companies from capitalising on a landmark civil nuclear agreement
between the two countries in 2008.
Ahead of the big day of
celebration, Obama walked in his socks into a walled courtyard to lay a large
white wreath at the site where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. He then shovelled
earth and poured a pitcher of water around a young tree planted in his honour
at the memorial.
But in a move likely to
take some of the symbolic shine off of Obama’s trip, the White House announced
shortly before he departed from Washington that the president had cancelled
plans to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. The president and first lady had planned
to tour the famed white marble monument of love on Tuesday, but instead will go
to Saudi Arabia to pay respects to the royal family following the death of King
Abdullah.
India’s relationship
with the US plummeted in 2013 when the Indian deputy consul general, Devyani
Khobragade, was arrested and strip-searched in New York over allegations that
she lied on visa forms to bring her maid to the US while paying her a pittance.
Her treatment caused outrage in New Delhi and India retaliated against US
diplomats.
Ties between the US and
India have been steadily improving since Modi took office last May. He and
Obama met for the first time late last year in Washington, and officials from
both countries say they quickly developed an easy chemistry.
That came as something
of a surprise to regional analysts given Modi’s difficult history with the US.
He was denied a visa to the US in 2005, three years after religious riots
killed more than 1,000 Muslims in the Indian state where he was the top elected
official.
“I think Modi surprised
everyone by, with very little hesitation, embracing the United States,” said
Milan Vaishnav, a South Asia expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace. “To give credit where credit is due, the Obama administration stepped in
very quickly after his election to signal that he was willing to do business.”
Obama also had a good
rapport with the former Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh. However, US
officials expressed some frustration that their personal warmth never
translated into policy breakthroughs.
Discuccion:
1). ....was at the airport to greet Obama at the foot of Air Force One with a huge embrace.
At : preposition of place
2). Obama’s arrival in the bustling capital of New Delhi on Sunday morning marked the first time......
On : preposition of time
3). US president Barack Obama has been welcomed like royalty in India as he started a three-day....
In : preposition of place
4). ....Narendra Modi, into progress on climate change, defence and economic issues.
Into : preposition of movement
5). ....companies from capitalising on a landmark civil nuclear agreement between the two countries in 2008.
In : preposition of time
6). He was denied a visa to the US in 2005, three years after religious riots killed......
After : preposition of time
7). from Washington that the president had cancelled plans to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra.
In : preposition of place
8). Ties between the US and India have been steadily improving since Modi took office last May.
Since : preposition of time
9). ....a South Asia expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
At : preposition of place
10). ....their personal warmth never translated into policy breakthroughs.
Into : preposition of movement