Indian & US officials discuss co-operation in various fields

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Aug 14 (PTI) Officials from India and US have
met here to discuss how to further advance the bilateral
co-operation between the two countries in the field of
agriculture, space and economics.
"The US and Government of India delegations are
enthusiastic about the continued cooperation on crop and
weather forecasting and discussed areas for advancing our
cooperation such as agriculture, space and economics," the
State Department said Friday.
A day earlier, the Economic, Energy, and Agricultural
Affairs Under Secretary Robert Hormats met with the Indian
Ambassador to US Meera Shankar and Dr K Kasturirangan, member
of the Planning Commission.
Dr Kasturirangan is leading the Government of India
delegation for the "Increasing Meteorological and Agricultural
Cooperation between the Government of Indian and the
Government of the United States of America" event, hosted by
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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