The Pentagon said the two officials exchanged perspectives on a variety of security issues, including recent developments in East Asia and the Indian Ocean region.
There was no specific mention of the Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s allegations of a potential link between the Indian government and the killing of pro-Khalistan separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Speaking to a group of civil society leaders at a New Delhi hotel, US Secretary Anthony Blinken said that the relationship between the US and India was "one of the most important in the world".