US Under Secretary of State William Burns and Chief Point person for South Asia Robert Blake will hold talks in New Delhi from today ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to India early next month. During the two-day talks they are expected to meet Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and senior Indian officials. During their meeting with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, two sides will focus onissues such as the easing of high-tech exports. Official sources said that there will be talks on removing Indian firms from the banned entities list that could signal the relaxation of much-needed high-tech exports to India. India is being denied technology in 11 of the 16 categories.S M Krishna had last week said India will raise concerns expressed by its IT industry over the US curbs on outsourcing when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets the US president.