U.S. Working On Ambitious Roadmap For PM Modi-Barack Obama Meeting: Nisha Biswal

The dialogue focussed on strengthening cooperation in economic opportunity, energy security, homeland security, education, space and vocational training.

"These are all areas where we are looking to see some concrete announcements. I don't have that to give to you right now but that is what the homework assignment has been for the two sides to be working on over the next six weeks," Biswal said.

She said that Kerry and Modi were "very focussed" on taking all of the "positive energy" of the Strategic Dialogue and their first meeting and "making it, translating it into concrete actions".

The two "essentially tasked both teams to work together over the next six weeks to see how we can create some specific initiatives, specific actions that can be launched during the visit of Modi in September.

"This is a very broad relationship between our two countries and societies. It is not about one or two things, it is about how we are partnering across this large scope of our two democracies to advance shared goals and objectives," she said.

Biswal said there would be "very broad discussions" between the two leaders that will encompass a wide range of issues.

"We will be looking to see how we can strengthen and deepen the partnership and where we see great areas of convergence and what we can do where we see areas of divergence try to bring more convergence in those areas," she said adding that the U.S. is looking at a very "robust agenda" and looking forward to Modi's visit.