New Delhi, July 14: In the first preparatory meeting for the November visit of President Barack Obama, India and the US today discussed ways to push their ties to match the potential and expectations of the two countries.
During the meeting between National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon and his US counterpart James Jones here, the two sides are also understood to have exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the context of terrorism emanating from there.
Jones also called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He is expected to meet Defence Minister A K Antony and Home Minister P Chidambaram tomorrow before winding up his two-day visit.
Menon and Jones discussed ways to take their relations further in a wide range of areas including fight against terror, defence, security, trade, science and technology, agriculture and education.
–Agencies