Two jets, armed with advanced communication and security systems, and a fleet of over 40 cars will be part of Obama's convoy.
Around 800 rooms have been booked for the President and his entourage in Taj Hotel and Hyatt. Apart from Obama's Air Force One, a few private luxury jets carrying top American corporate leaders, who are part of Obama's entourage, are also expected to arrive in India in the next 2-3 days. Following the General Motors bailout, GM executives are flying along.
As a point of contrast, the U.S. war in Afghanistan, which involves 100,000 troops, costs about $190m a day; the price tag for the India venture is $200 million a day.
Britain, facing a deficit issue as well, proposed another means of travel. In July, David Cameron, on his first trip to the U.S. as British prime minister, took a business-class seat on board a scheduled British Airways flight.