The US today assured India that its concerns over proposed talks with AfghanTaliban will be addressed. US Secretary of State John Kerry while addressing a joint press interaction with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid after the Indo-US Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi said none of India's concerns would be overlooked or undermined. He added that there are presently no talks with the terror group, as they have not met the conditions. Mr Kerry said negotiations with the Taliban will take place with the High Peace Council of Afghanistan not with the US.

Mr Kerry said the US will continue to support the Afghan government and its military well beyond 2014.

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said, the reconciliation process in Afghanistan was discused during the meeting as it is a matter which both sides take with urgency. He said, India and the US are working closely together and if the talks with the Taliban take place with caution and care, there should not be any problem with it.

Replying to a query on NSA's surveillance programme Mr Kerry said, it helped avoid terrorist acts and saved lives. He, however, denied that it violated the civil liberties clarifying that the contents of individual phone calls or e-mails are not monitored. He said the random checking is done just to find out if there is any linkage of the suspected numbers or e-mail id to any terrorist group.

When asked about the reports that India is one of the fifth most tracked countries by the US intelligence to monitor worldwide internet, Mr Khurshid said the issue was raised in the meeting. He, however, said it is important to distinguish between getting access to content and being able to study patterns of communication, whether it is emails or telephone calls.

The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to full and timely implementation of the civil nuclear deal. Addressing a Joint Press Conference along the two leaders said that US is committed to take relationship with India to new heights. He said both the countries also reaffirmed on the shared common interests in Asia, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

On fugitive former NSA contractor, Edward Snowden, Mr Kerry said, it is disappointing that Snowden had been able to fly from Hong Kong to Russia. Mr Kerry said that the US Vice President Joe Biden will visit India next month to carry forward the strategic partnership.

Later on Monday evening the visiting dignitary called on Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at his residence and discussed issues of mutual interest.