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US US Secretary of State John Kerry suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India must resolve the WTO issue soon as its decision on Thursday has sent across negative message about India.Reuters

United States Secretary of State John Kerry and his convoy were stuck in a huge traffic jam near Delhi's Teen Murti Marg on Monday evening for over two hours due to severe waterlogging caused by heavy rainfall.

Kerry landed in Delhi around 8 p.m. and was on his way to his hotel in Chanakyapuri when his convoy got stuck in traffic. According to Voice of America journalist Steve Herman, additional forces were called to get Kerry's convoy out of the traffic after over an hour.

The hotel Kerry is staying in is around 13 kms from Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, which means that it takes roughly 20 minutes to cover the distance on a regular day. However, it took Kerry's convoy over two hours to reach the hotel due to the waterlogging.

Kerry is on a two-day visit to India for the Second Indo-US Strategic and Commercial (S&C) dialogue.

A series of tweets posted by Bloomberg News foreign policy reporter Nicholas Wadhams, who was a part of the convoy, showed the convoy stranded on the road along with other vehicles.

Herman also posted a series of tweets highlighting the traffic situation.

Meanwhile, commuters faced severe traffic jams due to the waterlogging as well as the security arrangements made for Kerry's visit. 

"We received over 150 calls about waterlogging and heavy traffic in different parts of the city. There were over 50 waterlogging points that hampered traffic movement," Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandeep Goel told reporters.