WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama on Monday called Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and they reaffirmed their commitment to building a global and strategic partnership.

The White House said the two leaders reviewed progress in implementing the initiatives launched during Obama's visit to India in November 2010, and reaffirmed their commitment to building "a global, strategic partnership, including defense cooperation."

They looked forward to the upcoming meetings of the Strategic Dialogue, the Homeland Security Dialogue, the Joint Space Working Group and the High-Technology Cooperation Group, the White House said, noting they also discussed global and regional issues of mutual concern.

It said they talked about the successful American action against Osama bin Laden on May 1, in which the al-Qaeda leader was killed in his compound on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital of Islamabad.