Obama to meet Indian PM on Sept. 27

President Obama will welcome India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House on Sept. 27, the administration says.

The meeting "will highlight India's role in regional security and stability and provide an opportunity for the two leaders to chart a course toward enhanced trade, investment, and development cooperation between the United States and India," said a White House statement.

Singh visited Washington in 2009, while Obama traveled to India in 2010.

The White House announced the next Obama-Singh meeting after National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice met Tuesday with her Indian counterpart, Shivshankar Menon.

"The two exchanged ideas on enhancing our security cooperation, reviewed progress on our civil nuclear and clean energy cooperation, and explored greater collaboration on climate change," the White House said.