New Delhi: Civil nuclear cooperation, regional security and Iran are among the key issues that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to discuss with External Affairs Minister SM Krishna during their meeting on Monday.
On the last leg of her three-nation Asia tour, Mrs Clinton today reached Kolkata from Bangladesh where she will hold talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She will arrive in New Delhi on Monday afternoon.
During her stay in the national capital, she is expected to call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apart from holding talks with Mr Krishna, during which they will also review progress made in their countries' strategic partnership ahead of the India-US strategic dialogue to be held in Washington on June 13.
"The entire gamut of bilateral relationship apart from all those issues which impinge on the Indo-US partnership will be discussed," sources said.
Though admitting that the US and India were not on the same page on Iran, they said both sides are expected to discuss the issue and put forth each other's positions.
Senior officials in the US administration have maintained that discussions over India-Bangladesh ties and trade ought to come up in the discussions between Clinton and Banerjee.
The issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and other economic reforms are also expected to be discussed.
On the last leg of her three-nation Asia tour, Mrs Clinton today reached Kolkata from Bangladesh where she will hold talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She will arrive in New Delhi on Monday afternoon.
During her stay in the national capital, she is expected to call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apart from holding talks with Mr Krishna, during which they will also review progress made in their countries' strategic partnership ahead of the India-US strategic dialogue to be held in Washington on June 13.
"The entire gamut of bilateral relationship apart from all those issues which impinge on the Indo-US partnership will be discussed," sources said.
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Though admitting that the US and India were not on the same page on Iran, they said both sides are expected to discuss the issue and put forth each other's positions.
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Senior officials in the US administration have maintained that discussions over India-Bangladesh ties and trade ought to come up in the discussions between Clinton and Banerjee.
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The issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and other economic reforms are also expected to be discussed.
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