MUMBAI, July 18 (UPI) --
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent time Saturday with business leaders, rural women and a Bollywood star on the first full day of a trip to India.
Clinton, who arrived in Mumbai late Friday, spent the night at the Taj Mahal Hotel & Towers, one of the principal targets of last year's terrorist attacks. She began her day Saturday with a private memorial service attended by hotel workers, The Washington Post reported.
"Americans share a solidarity with this city and nation," Clinton said in the memorial book at the Taj Mahal. "Both our people have experienced the senseless and searing effects of violent extremism."
Her schedule for her three full days in India is unusual because her meetings with top public officials will all be Monday, the final day. On Tuesday, she travels to Thailand for talks with leaders in Bangkok and the Association of South-east Asian Nations meeting in Phuket.
After breakfast with nine male and female business leaders, Clinton spent time with representatives of the Self Employed Women's Association. Clinton encountered the group, which encourages rural women to make and sell handicrafts, as first lady in a 1995 trip to India.
Clinton also joined Aamir Khan, who produces and directs Bollywood movies as well as starring in them, for a town hall on education. The event was shown on national television.
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