Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, who will be in Washington from March 28 to March 31, will hold bilateral discussions with his US counterpart, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns.
Obama has made combating global climate change a top priority of his presidency
'Seva', an NGO, will host a Citizenship Day on July 1.
Democrat leader John Edwards is a a likely presidential candidate for 2008.
US Ambassador David C Mulford said India had no cause to worry about imbalance since it was getting civil nuclear cooperation, a one-time, very special exception for any country.
During the Saran-Burns meeting, the Indian side is expected to assess what steps the US government is taking to ensure that the deal is cleared by the Congress.
United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a bill granting an additional $225 million to Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome missile defense system to counter short-range rocket threats.
In the brief, the 11 lawmakers argued that the District Court was wrong in refusing to consider India's statement requesting cleanup of the Bhopal plant.
Ahead of official-level consultations in Washington on the Indo-American nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said it was for the United States to decide on taking the agreement forward.
'Pluralism is a fundamental fact of Indian life,' Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) tells members of the US Congress. 'Indians created a secular/plural State because that is what the majority believes in and not the other way round.'
A Bill to double the number of H-1B visas to 115,000, with the option of raising the limit 20% annually is now pending before US Congress.
But to get Congress approval, India will have to present a 'credible' plan for separation of its civilian and military nuclear installations.
They rejected India signing a fissile material treaty or any such thing as a pre-condition for Congressional approval of the civilian nuclear deal, and said it could have negative consequences for both India and the United States.
He described the agreement as a "very good step forward".
Emerging nations have discussed delinking the quotas from the governance reforms to facilitate its passage.
'I don't think the world should be ruled by any country. And I think India's fierce independence makes it foolhardy for anyone to try "blackmail." '
Haley also said there was a plan for her to travel to India by the end of this year.
Referring to Pakistan's NSG membership application, the CRS said according to US law, the Obama Administration could apparently back Islamabad's NSG membership without Congressional approval.
Bharatiya Janata Party Vinay Katiyar and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien had a heated argument.
'Now the onus has to be on the US to start delivering.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit will highlight the growing collaboration between India and the US and their "shared leadership" on the world stage, the White House said on the eve of his arrival.
With reservations expressed by the Left parties weighing heavily on his mind, Prime MinistercManmohan Singh told the US Congress on Tuesday
