India, March 21 -- India on Friday said the country's top leadership had urged US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard to act against "secessionist elements" carrying out anti-India activities from American soil.

Gabbard travelled to India earlier this week to participate in a security conclave convened by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and to speak at the Raisina Dialogue, the country's flagship conference on geopolitics. She was the first senior Trump administration official to visit India.

Gabbard held separate meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Doval.

"During her meetings with her interlocutors in India, on our side, we convey...