India has conveyed its concerns to the US over the H1B visa fee. This and issues like UNSC expansion and Nuclear Liability Bill came up during the Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's talks with top American officials in Washington focussing on President Barack Obama's November visit to India.The White House said Rao's meetings with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, National Security Adviser Gen (Retd) James Jones and other key officials of the Obama Administration laid the foundation of a successful Presidential visit to India in early November.After her meeting with Jones at the White House, National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Mike Hammer told said both agreed that the vast range of cooperation between India and the US will set the foundation for a successful presidential visit and further bilateral strategic partnership.General Jones and Rao also discussed other developments in the South Asia region, noting their mutual desire for stability.Meanwhile, India and Canada will soon sign a bilateral social security agreement or SSA. Under the agreement, workers from the two countries in either country need not contribute to social security schemes of the host nation on short term work visits.Secretary in the Ministry for Overseas Indian Affairs, A Didar Singh disclosed this while addressing the Indian community in Toronto. He said the agreement, which once signed, will benefit thousands of Indians who are working in Canada and paying social security but are unable to get any benefit out of it.
News On AIR | September 18, 2010 6:17 PM
Ahead of Obama visit, India discusses visa concerns with US