India and the US are set to hold their first Strategic Dialogue in Washington tomorrow during which the two sides are expected to discuss the Af-Pak situation and bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, who arrived in Washington last night for the Strategic Dialogue with his US counterpart Hillary Clinton, is leading a high-power delegation including HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chauhan and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao. The issues that are expected to come up include Afghanistan-Pakistan situation, India's role in Afghanistan and counter-terrorism cooperation between the two sides. Ahead of the talks, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will hold the foreign policy meeting at the State Department. In his first public engagement, Mr. Krishna would deliver the keynote address to the 35th anniversary event of the US-India Business Council – the apex business body of American corporate world doing business in India, reflecting the significance attached to the US business community and their role in US-India relationship. Mr. Sibal, who already had a series of meetings yesterday, would continue his discussions with US officials.