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Republican Lawmakers Pledge To Strengthen India-U.S. Ties
Washington: In the first of its kind meeting here, the Republican party has pledged to work to strengthen Indo-U.S. ties and assured the influential Indian-American community to protect their interests.
Led by top Republican leadership, more than two dozen lawmakers reiterated their commitment to India-U.S. relationship and Indian-Americans.
To top it all, Nikki Haley, the South Carolina Governor and a rising star of the Republican Party, addressed the select group of an over two hundred eminent Indian-Americans invited from across the country at the first-of-its kind "Indian-American Meet up".
In her video message, Haley said she was proud of her Indian heritage.
This is part of the effort by the Republican Party to bring the Indian-Americans, which traditionally have been supporters of the Democratic Party, into its fold.
"Let us engage with our natural ally," said Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the powerful House Foreign Relations Committee.
"As we have got more and more engaged, we have found just how many things we have in common with India," he said.
"This should be the focus of our foreign policy," Royce said adding that trade liberalisation with South Asia, India in particular should be the key goal of the United States.
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Source: PTI
