Hillary Clinton, SM Krishna address press

Published On: July 19, 2011 | Duration: 36 min, 47 sec

The recent serial blasts in Mumbai and counter-terrorism dominated the agenda this morning as Foreign Affairs Minister SM Krishna met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. These talks form Round 2 of the India-US strategic partnership dialogue; the first was held two years ago.

Both Mr Krishna and Ms Clinton referred in their opening remarks to last week's terror attack which killed 18 people. "I want to mention the emphasis we placed (in talks today) on homeland security and counter-terrorism," said Ms Clinton at a press conference after the talks that lasted 2.5 hours and continued over lunch. "That is first and foremost on all of our minds after the bombings in Mumbai last week. Let me convey our deep sympathy and outrage to the people of India," she said.