New Delhi, March 17 -- Aiming at enhancing strategic partnerships between India and the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met with the United States Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, in New Delhi and presented Gabbard with a vase containing water from Ganga river from the recently concluded Maha Kumbh mela in Prayagraj.

PM Modi's gift to Tulsi Gabbard symbolises the cultural and spiritual significance of the sacred Ganges water.

Earlier on Sunday, Gabbard arrived in New Delhi for a two-and-a-half-day visit. Ever since US President Donald Trump assumed office in January this year, this is the first high-level engagement between India and a senior official from the Trump administration.

On Monday, Defence Ministe...