At the same time, we in India, remain committed to the primacy of the State in fulfilling its social obligations to the deprived, the weak and the poor. Trade barriers are being lowered. Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen, There are forces outside our country that believe that they can use terror to unravel the territorial integrity of India. They wish to show that a multi-religious society cannot exist. They pursue a task in which they are doomed to fail.
Distance offers no insulation.
It should not cause complacence. But even in foiling it could inflict untold suffering. That is why the United States and India have begun to deepen their cooperation for combating terrorism. We must redouble these efforts. Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen, There was a time when we were on the other side of each other's globes.