The situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan were among the various issues that came up for discussion as ranking United States Senator John Kerry on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.
Kerry, Chairman of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was on a day-long visit to India.
During the 20-minute meeting, Singh and Kerry took stock of the bilateral relations and prospects of taking these forward, sources said.
In the regional context, the two discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, from where terrorism continues to threaten the world.
The US-led forces recently launched a major operation in Helmund area to take on the Taliban.
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