Saudi King attends Republic Day reception

SHOTLIST

1. Presidential palace
2. Saudi King Abdullah arriving for the reception with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
3. Saudi delegation at reception
4. King Abdullah and President Kalam greeting guests
5. Cameras
6. President Kalam and Saudi King Abdullah posing for photographers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
7. Kalam with King Abdullah
8. King Abdullah meeting guests
9. King Abdullah
10. Crowd, pan to special guests at reception
11. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at reception
12. King Abdullah

STORYLINE

Saudi King Abdullah on Thursday attended a reception hosted by Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam in New Delhi to mark India's republic day.

Earlier in the day, the monarch had been the chief guest at India's Republic Day military parade in the capital, which marks the adoption of India's constitution in 1950.

The position of chief guest at the parade is an honour India reserves for its close allies and the king's presence underscored the growing political ties between two countries that spent nearly a half-century on opposite sides of the Cold War divide.

The king's visit to India - the first by a Saudi monarch in 51 years - offers his country a chance to foster ties with an emerging power and in the process reduce the kingdom's dependence on the West, especially the United States.
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