India, May 26 -- Foreign secretary Vikram Misri will visit the US on Tuesday as a follow-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Washington in February, the external affairs ministry said on Monday.

The trip will be an opportunity for the Indian side to engage with key interlocutors in the US on the new approach to combating cross-border terrorism backed by Pakistan, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.

Misri will visiting Washington during May 27-29 to meet senior officials of the US administration, the external affairs ministry said in a statement.

"The visit is a follow up to the prime minister's visit to the United States in February when both sides had launched the India-US COMPACT (Catalysing Oppor...