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11 March 2006

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When US Secret Service nearly took over ATC

(IANS)

11 March 2006

NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD — A week after President George W. Bush's visit to India, reports have surfaced about how US Secret Service officials nearly succeeded in taking charge of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) when Air Force One, the presidential aircraft, touched down March 1.

Highly placed sources in the civil aviation ministry told IANS that senior Indian security officials who got to know of this plan at the last moment put their foot down and refused permission to the American security officials keen to monitor operations in the ATC once the plane entered Indian airspace.

"They (Secret Service officials) were ultimately refused permission but had almost managed to have their way. Despite their lobbying with the National Security Adviser's office, they were told that we were capable of handling the situation," said an Indian civil aviation official.

During high-profile visits, there are set procedures that are followed such as the number of people allowed for official engagements and the weapons to be carried. Bush was in India from March 1-3, spending time in New Delhi and Hyderabad, and then spent a day in Pakistan.

Considering that it was his first visit to the Indian subcontinent, the large contingent of Secret Service officials, numbering nearly 300, were keen that at least seven of their top agents be armed for all the official engagements scheduled for Bush. But even here Indian security agencies prevailed, allowing only two of the elite members to be provided weapons for access control.

There were many VIPs in the American entourage but permission was granted to carry personal weapons for agents shadowing Bush and his wife, Laura, at public functions. Several other security facets of the visit also make interesting reading.

During the protocol discussions that took place before the president's three-day trip, it was agreed that Indian VIPs and officials would be checked and frisked by local security agencies. Sources told IANS that the security establishment was not unduly troubled by the mind-boggling selection of weapons, gizmos and communication equipment brought in by the US Secret Service that was ferried in aircraft prior to the visit. "It happened during the visit of his predecessor Bill Clinton in March 2005, so we really did not bother much," said a source in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). In fact what happened within the confines of Maurya Sheraton, where the entire US contingent including Bush was staying remained within the control of the Americans as they completely took over the hotel, directing all operations.

But what proved slightly worrisome during the visit was that several US security agents who had arrived in Hyderabad ahead of the visit did not have valid visas. That glitch was soon sorted out. At the 16th century Purana Qila where Bush delivered his address just before his departure for Pakistan, security agencies ensured that the invitations sent out by American Ambassador David Mulford were not honoured.

In fact, the invitations given out by the Confederation of Indian Industry to the select gathering, along with the parking label, were accepted.

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A US Security Officer yawns, as he waits at the airport in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. US President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/P. Anil Kumar)

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US President George W. Bush, and First Lady Laura Bush arrive at the airport for their departure, in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. On left, is Jeannie Mulford, wife of US Ambassador to India David Mulford. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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U.S. President George W. Bush, center, First Lady Laura Bush, right, Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, second right, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second left, and his wife Gurcharan Kaur pose for the media during Bush's ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
[Behind is the armored presidential limousine flown in for the visit.]

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US President George W. Bush speaks to an Indian industrialist at the "Purana Qila" or "Old Fort" in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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President Bush greets audience members after delivering a speech in Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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U.S. President George W. Bush embraces unidentified students upon his arrival in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
[Man hidden at right is head of the Secret Service presidential protection team, Nick Trotta.]
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A helicopter, part of the fleet carrying U.S. President George Bush ,makes its way to the Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University soon after Bush arrived in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. Protestors carried posters of Osama bin Laden and burned an effigy of Bush as the American leader arrived in the south Indian city of Hyderabad on Friday to visit the agricultural university and a business management school. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)

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U.S. President George W. Bush, center, greets unidentified faculty and students in a field during his visit to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
[Man at far left is head of the Secret Service presidential protection team, Nick Trotta.]
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U.S. President George W. Bush, right, pretends that the pumpkin he is carrying is too heavy during a visit to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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**FILE** A U.S. security personnel inspects near the eternal flame at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, before the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush at the memorial in New Delhi, India, in this Thursday, March 2, 2006 file photo. Hindu priests who take care of the memorial of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi conducted a purification ceremony at the shrine after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush, reports said Sunday. It wasn't the American leader who offended them, but the sniffer-dogs that scoured the area ahead of his visit. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar, File)
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US security personnel inspects near the eternal flame at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, before the visit of US President George W. Bush at the memorial in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo) ** INDIA OUT ONLINE OUT **

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An Indian Commando soldier stands guard outside Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi's memorial, where U.S. President George W. Bush was to pay homage in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush says he doesn't know if he'll be able to seal his elusive nuclear deal with India during his three-day visit here to enhance relations with the world's largest democracy. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A U.S. security personnel looks at the eternal flame at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, before the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush at the memorial in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar)

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Air Force One carrying US President George W. Bush leaves the tarmac for takeoff in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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Officials clap their hands on their ears as Air Force One carrying US President George W. Bush leaves the tarmac for takeoff in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

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A security personnel frisks a man as an American security official looks on during US President George W. Bush's three-day visit to India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Security has been beefed up after at least one car bomb exploded Thursday outside the U.S. consulate and a luxury hotel in Karachi, killing four people and wounding at least 49, two days ahead of a visit to Pakistan by the U.S. president, police said. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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A security agent stands guard just before U.S. President George W. Bush participated in a joint press availability with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India Thursday, March 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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U.S. President George W. Bush, second left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, arrive to address a press conference after their talks in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush and Singh on Thursday announced their countries had reached agreement on a landmark nuclear deal, a coup for Bush on his first visit to the South Asian nation. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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U.S. President George W. Bush, right, greets audience members after delivering a speech in New Delhi's old city, India Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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U.S. President George W. Bush comes out the Presidential limousine for the ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, waves to U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush as they leave after the ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

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US security officials, bottom, and Indian security personnel stand on the roof of the Hyderabad House, the venue of the talks between US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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President Bush is escorted by an honor guard as he and first lady Laura Bush arrive in his limousine at an arrival ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, India Thursday, March 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Air Force One carrying US President George W. Bush stands on the tarmac after Bushs arrival in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. 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 in New Delhi to protest his visit. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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US President George W. Bush, right, looks on after his arrival in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. 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 in New Delhi to protest his visit. On left back to camera is Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

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A U.S. Secret Service agent with an assault rifle stands guard as U.S. President Bush, rear left, poses with U.S. embassy personnel after he officially opened the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush made a surprise visit to Afghanistan ahead of his trip to India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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A U.S. Secret Service agent stands guard with an assault rifle while U.S. President George W. Bush, rear, greets U.S. embassy personnel after he officially opened the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush made a surprise visit to Afghanistan ahead of his trip to India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Security personnel check outside the Maurya Sheraton hotel, where American President George W. Bush is to stay during his visit to the Indian capital, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. 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 in New Delhi to protest his visit. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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U.S. officials, right, and second right, leave the Maurya Sheraton hotel where U.S. President George W. Bush is scheduled to stay as Indian security personnel stand guard in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Talks on a landmark U.S.-Indian nuclear pact went down to the wire Wednesday as tens of thousands of Indians rallied in New Delhi to protest a visit later in the day by President Bush. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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American security personnel inspect identity cards as a woman walks past outside the Maurya Sheraton hotel where U.S. President George W. Bush is to stay during his visit to the Indian capital, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Talks on a U.S.-Indian nuclear pact went to the wire Wednesday as negotiators tried to settle differences over how to separate India's tightly entwined civilian and military atomic programs before Bush's arrival Wednesday for a four-day visit. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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American security personnel inspect identity cards outside the Maurya Sheraton hotel, where American President George W. Bush is to stay during his visit to the Indian capital, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Talks on a U.S.-Indian nuclear pact went to the wire Wednesday as negotiators tried to settle differences over how to separate India's tightly entwined civilian and military atomic programs before U.S. President George W. Bush's arrival Wednesday for a four-day visit. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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U.S. President George W. Bush arrives at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush is making a surprise visit to Afghanistan ahead of his trip to India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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An unidentified student garlands US President George W. Bush at the airport in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/P. Anil Kumar)

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U.S. President George Bush, left, waves with Laura Bush and Pakistani children as he arrived at Chaklala airport in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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An unidentified student garlands US President George W. Bush at the airport in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/P. Anil Kumar)

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U.S. President George W. Bush, second right, is seated next to Pakistan's first lady Sehba Musharraf, right, as Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, second left, and U.S. first lady Laura Bush look on at the start of a State Dinner in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, March 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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U.S. President George W. Bush, left, reviews guard of honor with his Pakistani counterpart Gen Pervez Musharraf at President House in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, March 4, 2006. Bush said that democracy was important for fighting extremism in Pakistan, but stopped short of criticizing the country's military leader who has reneged on a promise to give up his position as army chief. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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U.S. President George W. Bush walks with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, fourth from left, to review honor guards at the Presidential Palace in Kabul after making a surprise visit to Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush said Wednesday he remains confident Osama bin Laden "will be brought to justice" despite a so-far futile five-year hunt. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool)
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U.S. President George W. Bush, left, is escorted by his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai to inspect honor guards at the Presidential Palace in Kabul after making a surprise visit to Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush said Wednesday he remains confident Osama bin Laden "will be brought to justice" despite a so-far futile five-year hunt. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool)

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First lady Laura Bush,blue blazer, and Secretary of State Condollezza Rice, second from right, listen as President Bush holds a joint news conference with Afghanistan's leader Hamid Karzai after making a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday March 1, 2006, flying here secretly to support its fledging government in the face of rising violence from al-Qaida and Taliban militants. (AP Photo/APTN)
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A Blackhawk helicopter with its lights turned off taxis besides the motorcade shortly after U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, March 3, 2006. A motorcade assembled to bring Bush into town included helicopters, but it was not immediately clear which method of transportation he took to the U.S. Embassy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Captions by Associated Press	A US Security Officer yawns, as he waits at the airport in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. US President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/P. Anil Kumar)
US President George W. Bush, and First Lady Laura Bush arrive at the airport for their departure, in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. On left, is Jeannie Mulford, wife of US Ambassador to India David Mulford. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)	U.S. President George W. Bush, center, First Lady Laura Bush, right, Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, second right, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, second left, and his wife Gurcharan Kaur pose for the media during Bush's ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das) [Behind is the armored presidential limousine flown in for the visit.]
US President George W. Bush speaks to an Indian industrialist at the "Purana Qila" or "Old Fort" in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)	President Bush greets audience members after delivering a speech in Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
U.S. President George W. Bush embraces unidentified students upon his arrival in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) [Man hidden at right is head of the Secret Service presidential protection team, Nick Trotta.]	A helicopter, part of the fleet carrying U.S. President George Bush ,makes its way to the Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University soon after Bush arrived in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. Protestors carried posters of Osama bin Laden and burned an effigy of Bush as the American leader arrived in the south Indian city of Hyderabad on Friday to visit the agricultural university and a business management school. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)
U.S. President George W. Bush, center, greets unidentified faculty and students in a field during his visit to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) [Man at far left is head of the Secret Service presidential protection team, Nick Trotta.]	U.S. President George W. Bush, right, pretends that the pumpkin he is carrying is too heavy during a visit to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
FILE A U.S. security personnel inspects near the eternal flame at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, before the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush at the memorial in New Delhi, India, in this Thursday, March 2, 2006 file photo. Hindu priests who take care of the memorial of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi conducted a purification ceremony at the shrine after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush, reports said Sunday. It wasn't the American leader who offended them, but the sniffer-dogs that scoured the area ahead of his visit. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar, File)	US security personnel inspects near the eternal flame at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, before the visit of US President George W. Bush at the memorial in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo) INDIA OUT ONLINE OUT
An Indian Commando soldier stands guard outside Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi's memorial, where U.S. President George W. Bush was to pay homage in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush says he doesn't know if he'll be able to seal his elusive nuclear deal with India during his three-day visit here to enhance relations with the world's largest democracy. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)	A U.S. security personnel looks at the eternal flame at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial, before the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush at the memorial in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar)
Air Force One carrying US President George W. Bush leaves the tarmac for takeoff in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)	Officials clap their hands on their ears as Air Force One carrying US President George W. Bush leaves the tarmac for takeoff in New Delhi, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
A security personnel frisks a man as an American security official looks on during US President George W. Bush's three-day visit to India, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Security has been beefed up after at least one car bomb exploded Thursday outside the U.S. consulate and a luxury hotel in Karachi, killing four people and wounding at least 49, two days ahead of a visit to Pakistan by the U.S. president, police said. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)	A security agent stands guard just before U.S. President George W. Bush participated in a joint press availability with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India Thursday, March 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
U.S. President George W. Bush, second left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, arrive to address a press conference after their talks in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush and Singh on Thursday announced their countries had reached agreement on a landmark nuclear deal, a coup for Bush on his first visit to the South Asian nation. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)	U.S. President George W. Bush, right, greets audience members after delivering a speech in New Delhi's old city, India Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
U.S. President George W. Bush comes out the Presidential limousine for the ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)	Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, waves to U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush as they leave after the ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
US security officials, bottom, and Indian security personnel stand on the roof of the Hyderabad House, the venue of the talks between US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006. Bush, seeking to warm relations with the world's largest democracy, effusively praised his Indian hosts Thursday amid last-minute haggling in search of a nuclear deal with New Delhi. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)	President Bush is escorted by an honor guard as he and first lady Laura Bush arrive in his limousine at an arrival ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, India Thursday, March 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Air Force One carrying US President George W. Bush stands on the tarmac after Bushs arrival in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. 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 in New Delhi to protest his visit. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)	US President George W. Bush, right, looks on after his arrival in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. 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 in New Delhi to protest his visit. On left back to camera is Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
A U.S. Secret Service agent with an assault rifle stands guard as U.S. President Bush, rear left, poses with U.S. embassy personnel after he officially opened the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush made a surprise visit to Afghanistan ahead of his trip to India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)	A U.S. Secret Service agent stands guard with an assault rifle while U.S. President George W. Bush, rear, greets U.S. embassy personnel after he officially opened the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush made a surprise visit to Afghanistan ahead of his trip to India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Security personnel check outside the Maurya Sheraton hotel, where American President George W. Bush is to stay during his visit to the Indian capital, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. 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 in New Delhi to protest his visit. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)	U.S. officials, right, and second right, leave the Maurya Sheraton hotel where U.S. President George W. Bush is scheduled to stay as Indian security personnel stand guard in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Talks on a landmark U.S.-Indian nuclear pact went down to the wire Wednesday as tens of thousands of Indians rallied in New Delhi to protest a visit later in the day by President Bush. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
American security personnel inspect identity cards as a woman walks past outside the Maurya Sheraton hotel where U.S. President George W. Bush is to stay during his visit to the Indian capital, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Talks on a U.S.-Indian nuclear pact went to the wire Wednesday as negotiators tried to settle differences over how to separate India's tightly entwined civilian and military atomic programs before Bush's arrival Wednesday for a four-day visit. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)	American security personnel inspect identity cards outside the Maurya Sheraton hotel, where American President George W. Bush is to stay during his visit to the Indian capital, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Talks on a U.S.-Indian nuclear pact went to the wire Wednesday as negotiators tried to settle differences over how to separate India's tightly entwined civilian and military atomic programs before U.S. President George W. Bush's arrival Wednesday for a four-day visit. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
U.S. President George W. Bush arrives at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush is making a surprise visit to Afghanistan ahead of his trip to India and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)	An unidentified student garlands US President George W. Bush at the airport in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/P. Anil Kumar)
U.S. President George Bush, left, waves with Laura Bush and Pakistani children as he arrived at Chaklala airport in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, March 3, 2006. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)	An unidentified student garlands US President George W. Bush at the airport in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 3, 2006. Bush said Friday that Americans should not respond to India's exploding economy by closing itself off to global trade, applauding warming U.S.-India relations as he ended his three-day visit. (AP Photo/P. Anil Kumar)
U.S. President George W. Bush, second right, is seated next to Pakistan's first lady Sehba Musharraf, right, as Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, second left, and U.S. first lady Laura Bush look on at the start of a State Dinner in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, March 4, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)	U.S. President George W. Bush, left, reviews guard of honor with his Pakistani counterpart Gen Pervez Musharraf at President House in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, March 4, 2006. Bush said that democracy was important for fighting extremism in Pakistan, but stopped short of criticizing the country's military leader who has reneged on a promise to give up his position as army chief. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
U.S. President George W. Bush walks with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, fourth from left, to review honor guards at the Presidential Palace in Kabul after making a surprise visit to Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush said Wednesday he remains confident Osama bin Laden "will be brought to justice" despite a so-far futile five-year hunt. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool)	U.S. President George W. Bush, left, is escorted by his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai to inspect honor guards at the Presidential Palace in Kabul after making a surprise visit to Afghanistan Wednesday, March 1, 2006. Bush said Wednesday he remains confident Osama bin Laden "will be brought to justice" despite a so-far futile five-year hunt. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool)
First lady Laura Bush,blue blazer, and Secretary of State Condollezza Rice, second from right, listen as President Bush holds a joint news conference with Afghanistan's leader Hamid Karzai after making a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday March 1, 2006, flying here secretly to support its fledging government in the face of rising violence from al-Qaida and Taliban militants. (AP Photo/APTN)	A Blackhawk helicopter with its lights turned off taxis besides the motorcade shortly after U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, March 3, 2006. A motorcade assembled to bring Bush into town included helicopters, but it was not immediately clear which method of transportation he took to the U.S. Embassy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)