U.S. Congressional Report Says Modi Will Encourage 'Fresh Engagement' With India

CRS is an independent research wing of the Congress which prepares reports on various issues for U.S. lawmakers so that they can take informed decisions. A copy of the 14-page report "India's New Government and Implications for U.S. Interests", has been obtained by PTI. "The new Indian leader is known as a strong-willed and effective, if perhaps autocratic, administrator.

His reputation has been burnished by Gujarat's impressive economic performance during his 15-year tenure — the state accounts for more than 20 percent of all Indian exports while being home to only five percent of the population," said the CRS report.

"Garnering an outright majority in Parliament for the first time in 30 years, Modi's new government promises fresh U.S. engagement with an Indian leader reputed to be more pro-trade and pro-business than the socialist-oriented ones of the past, and who vows to implement a more assertive Indian foreign policy that could see the country shift away from its traditional "non-alignment" approach to global politics," the report said.

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