Vance is accompanied by his Indian-origin wife Usha Chilukuri and their three children Ewan, Vivek, Mirabel, and a delegation of senior US government officials

The US Vice President and the Second Lady were received at the Palam air base by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The American leader was also accorded a ceremonial welcome on his arrival

Vance's children were dressed in traditional Indian attire

In a social media post, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said a very warm welcome to Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance and the US delegation to India

The visit spanning Delhi, Jaipur and Agra is expected to further deepen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, he said

In the evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a dinner for the Vances after holding wide-ranging talks with the US Vice President

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Indian ambassador to US Vinay Mohan Kwatra are expected to be part of the Indian team to be led by PM Modi at the talks

Besides Delhi, Vance and his family will travel to Jaipur and Agra