India and the US have described President Barack Obama's forthcoming visit to India in November as a defining moment, during a bilateral meeting between External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This was disclosed by the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake while briefing media persons after the meeting. He said, during the 30 minute meeting, two leaders discussed several issues including Afghanistan, floods in Pakistan, climate change talks, Indo-US nuclear co-operation and sanctions on Iran. Mr Blake further pointed out that the Obama administration realised that everyone has a stake in India's emergence as a global power and described the reciprocal visit as momentous and consequential. The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was Mr Obama's first state guest, last year. Mr Blake described the rest of the meeting as “very friendly and useful,” and also noted that Security Council reform will also be discussed during Mr Obama's upcoming visit. Ms Clinton thanked India for its commitment to Afghanistan and the developmental assistance it had provided. Both the leaders agreed that New Delhi and Washington needed to work closely on climate change related issues ahead of the conference in Cancun, at the end of the year. Mr Blake and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, will be visiting India before Mr Obama's first presidential visit to the country.