The United States has renewed its commitment to building a true global strategic partnership with India. The US President Barrack Obama dropped in for a meeting with National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon during his talks with his American counterpart Tom Donilon at the White House in Washington yesterday. A White House spokesman said the President outlined his priorities for the coming year, which include advancing bilateral economic relationship and making progress on nuclear security efforts with India.

Mr. Menon is in the US to review the implementation of initiatives taken during the India visit of President Obama in November and discuss developments in the India-US bilateral relationship in preparation for the Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi in April.