Washington: Top Indian and U.S. officials will meet in New Delhi this week to review and expand areas of regional and global cooperation, the State Department has said.
The Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall is leading the U.S. official delegation to he U.S.?India Global Issues Forum, the first since 2012.
She will be accompanied by the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal.
While in India, Sewall will meet with civil society representatives to strengthen cooperation around common interests, including countering violent extremism, religious freedom, trafficking, and transparency and governance.
She will also deliver a speech Democratic Values and Violent Extremism at the Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi.
As the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Under Secretary Sewall will also travel to Dharamsala to discuss issues of importance to the Tibetan refugee community, the State Department said in a statement.
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