US NSA meets PM Narendra Modi

US NSA meets PM Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: US National Security Adviser HR McMaster on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and reviewed bilateral ties and the situation in the South Asian region.

Indian NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and some other officials were present in the meeting that took place at the prime minister's residence.

Earlier, McMaster and Doval held detailed discussions on Indo-US relations especially the security aspect of the ties, sources said.

The US NSA arrived here last evening from Pakistan where he met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and some top officials.

In Islamabad, the relations between India and Pakistan figured in McMaster's discussions with Sharif.As part of the South Asia trip, he also visited Afghanistan before travelling to Pakistan.