Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a meeting with heads of American think tanks at Blair House.
"Probing the minds of those who shape foreign policy.PM @narendramodi at an interaction with thinktanks in Washington," tweeted Ministry of External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup.
"After history & culture, it's current & strategic affairs. Think tanks meet PM, share perspective on various issues," tweeted the Prime Minister's Office.
Earlier, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch started process of returning more than 200 stolen cultural objects back to India.