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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a crowd of more than 100,000 at the "Namaste Trump" rally in Ahmedabad, India, on Feb. 24. (Photo courtesy of the White House)

TAKESHI KAWANAMI and ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writers

NEW DELHI/NEW YORK -- Even for crowd-loving U.S. President Donald Trump, drawing more than 100,000 people to an event is rare.

In his first trip to India since taking office, the president got a rush of this Monday as he stepped on a stage at the new Sardar Patel Stadium, the world's largest cricket stadium, alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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