Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday and held talks on bilateral ties and the situation in Afghanistan.<br />''<br />''Mr Shringla, who is on an official visit to the United States, also met Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. They held a substantive discussions on advancing the India-US Strategic Partnership across sectors including healthcare, defense and security, trade and investment, Science and Technology, climate change, clean energy and people to people ties.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #000000;">They also reviewed developments in Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific region, Covid-19 pandemic and discussed cooperation in UN and other regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest.</span><br />