In the waning days of their trade mission to India earlier this month, a group of lawmakers and business leaders from Utah visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, one of the great wonders of the world.

Days later, the 17th-century marvel was visited by Donald Trump Jr., son of President Donald Trump, accompanied by 126 guests from 40 countries.

The U.S. president has indicated he also plans to visit India as trade negotiations continue.

All of these visits show the economic and strategic importance of this South Asian country, something the Utahns on the trade mission said they awakened to as they traveled to multiple cities on their two-week tour.

During his final hours in India, state Senate President Stuart Adams, who led the delegation, spoke to the Deseret News about the beauty of the Taj

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