President Obama departs after concluding three-day successful visit of India

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama departed from India on Tuesday after wrapping up their three-day visit.

They were seen of by Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Minister-in-Waiting Piyush Goyal and Foreign Secretary Sujata Singh, besides other Indian and American officials based in New Delhi.

Before entering Air Force One, President Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama waved to people on the tarmac and folded their hands in the traditional Indian greeting of "Namaste".

"Thank you Narendra Modi for a memorable visit, and to the Indian people for their warm welcome," the U.S president tweeted before his departure for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will offer his condolences to the Saudi royal family over the recent demise of King Abdullah.

Earlier in the day, the U.S. President addressed a gathering at the Siri Fort auditorium in the national capital, where he stated that he supports India's candidature for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council.

He further shared his belief that the world will be a safer and more secure when its largest and oldest democracies, namely India and the US, stand together.

Obama had been invited to be the chief guest for these year's Republic Day celebrations and is the first U.S. president to attend the same.

The U.S president visited Raj Ghat, paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi via a wreath and planting a sapling at his final resting place and addressed a press conference along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit.

On his three-day trip, President Obama and Prime Minister Modi also came to a successful conclusion with regard to forward movement on the bilateral civil nuclear deal, which had been a spoke in the diplomatic wheels of both nations since 2008.

Both also addressed captains of Indian and American industry and promised much progress for bilateral economic ties in the next decade.

President Obama, who visited India in 2010, is also the first U.S. president to visit the country twice while in office.