Biden arrives in India for G20 summit

New Delhi, The Gulf Observer: US President Joe Biden arrived Friday for the G20 summit in India, where he hopes to seize on no-shows by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin to boost Washington’s influence.

The US president received a Bollywood-style greeting after Air Force One landed, with dancers in flowing purple outfits gyrating to American pop music.

Biden is expected to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shortly after arrival, and would speak with other leaders on the “margins,” the White House said.

“This meeting will be taking place at the prime minister’s residence — so it is unusual in that respect,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Thursday aboard Air Force One.

“This is not your typical bilateral visit to India with meetings taking place in the prime minister’s office.”