Indian PM Modi will deliver a speech to Congress in a sign of growing ties between the world's two largest democracies.
in its war in Ukraine, the Biden administration and leaders of both major political parties agree that India is a vital ally for Washington's top foreign policy goal — containing the rise of China — and a partner on defense, technology and mitigating climate change.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the Intelligence Committee chair and a co-chair of the Senate India Caucus, welcomed Modi in a statement Wednesday. "Prime Minister Modi’s visit has tremendous potential to deepen the bonds between our countries, and expand a number of lines of cooperation, from strengthening defense relations to increased collaboration in the tech realm," Warner said.
Warner and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the other co-chair of the India caucus, introduced legislation Wednesday that would add India to the list of favored nations for U.S. arm sales under the Arms Export Control Act, alongside NATO members and Australia, Japan, Israel, New Zealand and South Korea.for military equipment. The senators hope to add it to the annual defense authorization bill.
“We need to continue to encourage India to align itself with the democracies in the world and not the autocracies,” Cornyn said. “And obviously, history is a big influence here, because since — what, 1947? — the United States has been more aligned with Pakistan, and India was then forced in the arms of Russia. And obviously, they’re very dependent, still, on Russian weapons.”
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