US Defence Department spokesperson Eric Pahon said after the meeting in Washington on Tuesday that they "discussed avenues to deepen coordination between the US and Indian militaries to address the region's increasingly contested strategic environment".
More than 4.1 million people traveled by train and 756,000 people by air for holiday reunions on the day before the start of Lunar New Year, CCTV added.
Taking a jibe at Narendra Modi government, he said, "The Kauravas of the 21st century have a blindfold of greed and arrogance, they neither a vision nor a thought for progress."
He also claimed that the Sino-Indian border conflict has a link with a weak economy, a confused nation without any vision, hatred, anger and the Chinese sitting in Indian territory.
Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in some countries, including China and South Korea, the government has sounded an alert and asked States and union Territories to prepare for any eventuality.
Although the news triggered a lot of emotions, some people opine that it is necessary to stay calm in the situation and deal with it rationally, considering that the people have got done with vaccinations and booster doses.