NEW DELHI: The visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swara here on Wednesday.
Mr Tillerson arrived here on Tuesday on his maiden three-day visit with prior hints that Washington wants to give greater role to New Delhi in its Afghanistan policy.
The visiting dignitary will also hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later in the day. The visit of the US Secretary of State assumes special significance as it comes days before US President Donald Trump kicks off his China visit early next month.
The major diplomatic exercise – also seen as ‘AfPak outreach’ by the US comes at a time when the US is trying to woo India.
There is a strong feeling in the Indian foreign policy engine room and among experts that the Trump administration has shown clear preference shown to New Delhi vis-a-vis other Asian powers.
Mr Tillerson has paid an unscheduled visit to Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday and also held talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. He also visited Pakistan on Tuesday.
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