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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 259 

Recognizing the importance of United States-India relations. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 21, 2023 

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

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the importance of United States-India relations. 

Whereas the Republic of India achieved its independence on 

August 15, 1947, and is celebrating 75 years of its independence; 

Whereas the United States-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership is critical for regional and global prosperity; 

Whereas, according to United Nations population estimates, 

India will become the most populous country in the world 

in 2023, with an estimated population of more than 

1,425,000,000 people; 

Whereas strong people-to-people and educational exchanges 

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ment our nations’ ties and serve as the foundation for 

deeper cooperation; 

Whereas students from the Republic of India comprise nearly 

20 percent of all international students studying in the 

United States, that this community is expected to soon 

become the largest foreign student community in the 

United States, and in 2022, the United States Mission in 

India issued more than 82,000 Indian student visas, a 

record-breaking amount; 

Whereas, according to International Monetary Fund data, 

India is the fifth largest economy in the world; 

Whereas the furthering of trade and investment between the 

United States and the Republic of India, two of the 

world’s largest economies, is in the interest of both countries as well as the broader global economy; 

Whereas the United States became India’s largest trading 

partner in 2022, with bilateral goods and services trade 

almost doubling since 2014, and exceeding 

$191,000,000,000 in 2022; 

Whereas the Republic of India hosted the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) negotiating 

round in February 2023; 

Whereas the United States designated India as a Major Defense Partner in 2016, and a strong United States-India 

defense partnership is critical for United States and Indian interests in the Indo-Pacific region; 

Whereas military-to-military ties between our two countries 

have deepened, with both countries undertaking bilateral 

and multilateral military exercises across air, land, and 

maritime domains, and are taking steps to strengthen defense industrial base collaboration; 


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Whereas the Republic of India’s G20 presidency reflects its 

economic rise and demonstrates its commitment to furthering multilateral coordination and progress in the 

areas of inclusive growth, environmental protection, technology and knowledge-sharing, women-led development, 

and more; 

Whereas the United States and India have coordinated closely in numerous multilateral forums such as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (‘‘the Quad’’), the I2U2 

Group, and the G20, to address issues ranging from energy and food security to space, infrastructure, health, 

and critical and emerging technologies; 

Whereas the United States and India have been partners in 

advancing global health security, especially during the 

COVID–19 pandemic, during which India assisted other 

countries, including in the developing world through the 

deployment of vaccines and medicines; 

Whereas there are significant opportunities to work together 

to develop emerging technologies through private sector 

and academic and research partnerships to achieve 

shared energy goals; 

Whereas the United States and India announced the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in May 

2022, as a significant line of partnership to expand defense industrial and technological cooperation, including 

in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum and highperformance computing, space, next generation telecommunications, and semiconductor supply chains; and 

Whereas the diverse Indian American community, which 

numbers over 4,000,000 individuals, is critical to the 

strong people-to-people ties between India and the United 


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States and has made critical contributions to the culture 

and economy of the United States, and forms one of the 

strongest bonds linking our two countries together: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) reaffirms the strong and long-standing part3 nership between the Governments of the United 

4 States and the Republic of India, rooted in people to 

5 people ties, strategic interests, including upholding 

6 peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific 

7 region; 

8 (2) encourages the United States and India to 

9 continue and expand cooperation for a free, open, 

10 and resilient Indo-Pacific, including through the 

11 Quadrilateral Security Dialogue; 

12 (3) welcomes the Republic of India’s participa13 tion in economic initiatives, including through bilat14 eral and multilateral forums, its participation in the 

15 Quad, and other venues of cooperation; 

16 (4) supports the United States and the Repub17 lic of India identifying further opportunities to deep18 en engagement and further defense, commercial, and 

19 investment ties; 

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1 cluding through the Initiative on Critical and 

2 Emerging Technology; 

3 (6) recognizes the importance of expanding peo4 ple-to-people programs between the United States 

5 and India, particularly between educational institu6 tions; 

7 (7) appreciates the contributions of Americans 

8 of Indian origin, and desires closer relations between 

9 the people of the United States and the people of 

10 India; and 

11 (8) views the bilateral relationship as holding 

12 the potential to bring significant benefit to the citi13 zens of both nations, and to make considerable con14 tributions to addressing the global challenges of the 

15 21st century. 

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