US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump's visit to India next week will not be just a work trip, as she will also be exploring the historic city of pearls — Hyderabad.
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Ivanka Trump, who is also the advisor to the US President Donald Trump, will address Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) along with PM Modi on 28 November at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), located in Hitec City, the information technology hub housing many US tech giants.
A business owner herself, she will also speak at a session with the theme ‘Women first prosperity for all’. About 1,500 delegates, over half of them women, from 150 countries will participate in the three-day summit.
Dinner at Falaknuma Palace
On the evening of 28 November, she will visit the Falaknuma Palace located on a hillock in the Muslim-majority old city of Hyderabad.
She will not only attend the dinner being hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but will also get an opportunity to see the opulent palace, a symbol of India’s long Muslim rule and culture.
Trump, along with Modi and top US and Indian officials, will dine at 101-seater dining table, one of the longest in the world and a key attraction of the palace, which served as the residence of the Nizams, the rulers of the erstwhile Hyderabad State.
Built in 1893, the scorpion-shaped, all marble palace with its opulent interiors and breathtaking views was converted into a hotel by the Taj Group about a decade ago.
Trump will take a guided tour of Falaknuma, a majestic blend of Italian and Tudor architecture.
Might Visit Charminar and Laadbazar
Her visit to the old city might also include a sight-seeing trip to Charminar, the iconic symbol of Hyderabad and globally recognised monument, located about three km from Falaknuma and surrounded by densely populated neighbourhoods and dingy lanes.
An epitome of architectural marvel, Charminar with four distinct minarets, was built in 1591 by then ruler Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah to commemorate the founding of the city.
For any tourist, a visit to Hyderabad is incomplete without Charminar.
Trump is also likely to go for shopping at Laadbazar, a market famous for Lac bangles and bridal wear, at Charminar.
Likely To Depart on 29 November
While Ivanka Trump's schedule is a closely-guarded secret due to a 'high threat perception', Telangana government officials have not ruled out the possibility of her visit to historic Makkah Masjid and Chowmohalla Palace, both located near Charminar.
According to available information, she may attend the GES during the day on 29 November and leave the city the same night.
A meeting was held, on Friday, 24 November, between the US Secret Service, central government officials and the city police to discuss Trump's security, Hyderabad police commissioner VV Srinivasa Rao said.
She would be using three of her own vehicles, he said.
About 2,200 police personnel would be deployed for the twin events, the commissioner said.
(With inputs from IANS and PTI.)
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