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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 571 

Designating September 30, 2014, as ‘‘United States and India Partnership 

Day’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. MENENDEZ) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating September 30, 2014, as ‘‘United States and 

India Partnership Day’’. 

Whereas the United States, the oldest democracy in the 

world, will welcome the Prime Minister of India, the leader of the largest democracy in the world, to the Nation’s 

capital, on September 30, 2014; 

Whereas the United States–India relationship is built on mutual respect for common values, including democracy, the 

rule of law, a market economy, and ethnic and religious 

diversity, and is bolstered by strong people-to-people connections, including a 3,000,000 strong Indian American 

diaspora; 

Whereas the Senate places tremendous value on the relationship between the United States and India, and the biparVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:36 Sep 19, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR571.ATS SR571

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tisan Senate India Caucus comprises 42 Senators and is 

the largest country-specific caucus in the Senate; 

Whereas the Indian general election of 2014 was the largest 

election in Indian history, proving that democracy in 

India is as strong as it is encompassing of its religious, 

ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural diversity; 

Whereas the President of the United States congratulated the 

Prime Minister of India after his party’s election victory 

and emphasized the ‘‘deep bond and commitment to promoting economic opportunity, freedom, and security’’ in 

India and the United States; 

Whereas the 2 largest democracies in the world, the United 

States and India, have further developed their governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental organizations, artists, entertainers, athletes, scientists, engineers, doctors, nurses, universities, schools, 

and faiths and the dignity of their citizens by demonstrating the value of an enlightened democratic rule of 

law, a peaceful government, and freedom from terror, 

tyranny, and oppression; 

Whereas the relationship between the United States and 

India is vital to promoting stability, democracy, and economic prosperity in the 21st century; 

Whereas bilateral trade between the United States and India 

increased from $19,000,000,000 in 2000 to 

$95,000,000,000 in 2013; 

Whereas in 2013, the United States exported goods to India 

totaling $35,000,000,000 and generating 168,000 jobs in 

the United States; and 


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Whereas in 2013, the United States invested more than 

$28,000,000,000 in India, generating more than 500,000 

jobs in India: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates September 30, 2014, as ‘‘United 

3 States and India Partnership Day’’, recognizing the 

4 contributions of the United States and India to one 

5 another and their relationship that will continue to 

6 help define the 21st century; and 

7 (2) recognizes that the relationship between the 

8 United States and India is a special and permanent 

9 bond. 

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