New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) A US Congressional delegation on Wednesday met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and discussed ways to further expand India-US global strategic partnership.

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz, co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, are leading the delegation.

Also Read | Revenge Porn: Texas Woman Awarded Over USD 1 Billion in Damages in Case Against Former Boyfriend.

The American lawmakers attended the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Tuesday.

"A good interaction with US Congressional delegation today. Glad they could join as we celebrated #IndependenceDay. Discussed the transformation underway in India, especially its outcomes of better governance," Jaishankar said on 'X', formerly Twitter.

Also Read | Chandrayaan 3 of India, Russia’s Luna-25: Race to Moon's South Pole Heats Up as Landing Dates for Two Spacecrafts May Coincide.

"Shared our aspirations and expectations for Amritkaal. Also exchanged views on our advancing bilateral partnership. Shared perspectives on the global situation and our collaboration on multilateral, regional and global issues," he added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)