He said the regional issues - including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and South East Asia - were discussed during the 2+2 talks
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Washington for 2+2 talks, defends Citizenship Amendment Act.
The first 2+2 dialogue was held in New Delhi in September last year after the mechanism was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.
In the meeting, both sides also reviewed the ongoing construction of police training facility in Addu city and capacity building projects being implemented with India's assistance.
On whether the India-Japan summit will take place in Guwahati from December 15-17, he said there was no update to share
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian side while the Japanese side was headed by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Minister of Defence Taro Kono
On Saturday, Jaishankar concluded his visit to Nagoya, Japan, where he interacted with his counterparts from several countries as he attended the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting.
Jaishankar said the ability of spouses to work was introduced in 2015 and Indians today account for 93% of the total number of visas issued in this category
The minister added that denials rates have not gone up only for Indian companies but for all companies.
Jaishankar said that the Donald Trump administration has indicated that it "may review it sometime"
In the meantime, the US has clarified that its position on Kashmir hasn't changed and it continued to view it as a bilateral issue
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'The recent debate about the RCEP offers lessons in foreign policy as much as in the trade domain'
Jaishankar said, "The relationship is difficult since many years, mainly because Pakistan has developed an important terrorist industry and sends terrorists to India to carry out attacks"
Jaishankar said the very structure of international order was undergoing a profound transformation.
India has joined France, New Zealand, Canada and several other countries in launching a major initiative to combat terrorism and extremism online and secure the internet.
He said cyberspace and digital technologies have been a real force of economic, social, political, industrial, even behavioural transformation.
Congress leader Gaurav Pandya, who had lost to BJP candidate Jaishankar in RS by-poll had filed petition Gujarat HC saying separate election for RS seats violated Constitutional provisions
The comments by the German Chancellor come amidst concerns expressed by some foreign lawmakers, including from the US, over restrictions imposed by the government
He said terrorism is the single biggest threat not only to international peace and security, but also to development