Obama, Manmohan hold bilateral talks

US President Barack Obama on Monday began talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a wide range of bilateral and other issues. After a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Obama drove to the Hyderabad House from Raj Ghat to begin restricted talks with the Prime Minister, which would be followed by delegation-level talks. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, external affairs minister SM Krishna, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon and foreign secretary Nirupama Rao were present with the Prime Minister at the restricted meeting with Obama.