In Damage Control Mode, U.S. Seeks Return To Business As Usual

"We just want to get back to business and we want to put this behind us, and we want both sides to work together to move the relationship forward," she said.

Meanwhile, Indian ambassador to the U.S. S Jaishankar met Rose E Gottemoeller, acting under secretary of state for arms control and international security, at the State Department Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation.

Gottemoeller "stressed that it is critical that both sides refocus our attention on the broad agenda before us," and "underscored the importance of increasing bilateral cooperation on non-proliferation, defence, and arms control"

Harf cited it as "just an example" of "the kind of business we just need to get back to, quite frankly, now that this is hopefully coming to an end."

Last week, two senior U.S. officials, assistant secretary of state Nisha Desai Biswal and Energy secretary Ernest Moniz, were forced to cancel their scheduled visits to New Delhi because of the Khobragade affair.
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