Bush arrives for visit; anti-Bush protest

Описание: (1 Mar 2006)
1. Air Force One taxiing
2. Cutaway of security
3. US President George Bush and his wife Laura Bush descending stairs and greeted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
6. Cutaway photographers
7. Bush holding flowers and talking to (obscured) Singh. US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice in background
8. Wide of Air Force One
9. Bush waving to photographers and shaking hands with Singh
10. Cutaway U.S. flag on official car
11. Singh talking to Bush; Bush gets into car
12. Official car leaving
National School of Drama, Delhi
13. Wide of anti-Bush street play by the Delhi National School of Drama
14. Pan over artistes singing and clapping
15. Mid shot of actor wearing Bush T-shirt saying: "All is fair in love and war and we love war"
16. Audience cheering
17. Anti-Bush posters on exhibition
18. Various of posters portraying Bush as a blood-sucking monster
19. Wide of people looking at the exhibits
STORYLINE:
U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in India on Wednesday as talks on a landmark U.S.-Indian nuclear pact were down to the wire and tens of thousands of Indians rallied across the country to protest his visit.
The nuclear pact is touted as the cornerstone of an emerging strategic partnership between the two countries after nearly a half-century of Cold War estrangement.
Setting aside protocol, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed Bush at the airport as he arrived with his wife Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
The nuclear pact would allow the United States to provide nuclear technology and fuel desperately needed by India to feed its booming but energy-starved economy.
In return, India has pledged to open its civilian nuclear programmes to international inspection.
India has mixed feelings toward Bush and the United States - there is strong objection to some U.S. policies, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan among the populace, whilst in other quarters trade links and the strategic partnership are welcomed.
As the U.S. President arrived in Delhi , dozens of protestors staged a street play ridiculing American policies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
An anti-U.S. poster exhibition was also organised at New Delhi's National School of Drama.
India, an overwhelmingly Hindu nation of more than one (b) billion people, has the world's second-largest Muslim population.
Dozens of protests have been planned by Islamic leaders and communist politicians during Bush's three-day visit.
Bush will stay in India, Thursday and Friday before leaving on Saturday for Pakistan.

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