India and the United States today discussed a host of issues including the civil nuclear cooperation and developments in Iran and Afghanistan during the talks between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and India's Ambassador Nirupama Rao in Washington.

Both sides agreed to work for consolidating the tremendous progress made in boosting Indo-US strategic ties.

This was Nirupama Rao's first meeting with Hillary Clinton after the former foreign secretary assumed the top diplomatic position in the United States last year.

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said at her daily news briefing that they talked about maintaining the momentum in bilateral relations and the strategic dialogue.

They also discussed the situation in Afghanistan and the important role that India plays in supporting the new Silk Road Initiative and private sector capacity building in Afghanistan.