Obama arrives in India

President Barack Obama has arrived in India, beginning a 10-day, four-country tour of Asia that will take him through some of the region’s most vibrant democracies in search of US economic and security benefits.

Air Force One touched down in the booming financial center of Mumbai around midday after traveling more than 15 hours from Washington. A red carpet was rolled toward the steps of Air Force Once and Obama and his wife, Michelle, emerged with smiles.

After a brief stop at his hotel, Obama was to pay his respects at a memorial to victims of the 2008 terror attacks here and visit a home where Mohandas Gandhi once lived before turning to the focus of his first day in India: US jobs.