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IMPORTANT
ISSUS IN
US IN!IA
RLATIONS
RMAR"S TO
T# U$S$%
IN!IA &ORL!
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INSTITUT
Addressing the
U.S.-India
World Affairs
Institute on June
4, 2012, Robert
O. la!e, Jr.,
Asst Se"retar#,
ureau of South
and $entral
Asian Affairs,
too! the
o%%ortunit# to
re&ie' the
"urrent state of
US-India
relations. (is
re)ar!s 'ere
)ade %rior to
the annual, high-
le&el series of
bilateral
)eetings "haired
b# Se"retar#
$linton and the
Indian *+ternal
Affairs ,inister
-rishna, to be
held the 'ee! of
June 11th in
Washington, .$.
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PROMIS O'
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RMAINS
UN'UL'ILL!
,a# 1, 20212
3o%ulist and
%rote"tionist
%ressures ha&e
under)ined
so)e of the
rosier
%ro4e"tions for
the gro'ing
Latest updates: August 12, 2012
US%India Strategic !ia(og)e in &ashington
!C % *+,-.,/*-/
Joint State)ent on the 5hird U.S.-India Strategi" .ialogue
b# U.S. Se"retar# of State (illar# Rodha) $linton and
India6s ,inister of *+ternal Affairs Shri S.,. -rishna.
Re)ar!s at the U.S.-India Strategi" .ialogue
India and the United States2 A 7o"us on the 7unda)entals -
o%-ed 'ritten b# Se"retar# $linton in India Abroad and
online at Rediff."o)
Se"retar#6s Re)ar!s at the U.S.-India (igher *du"ation
Su))it
Oba)a-Singh 21st $entur# -no'ledge Initiati&e
Announ"es 7irst Round of A'ards
Recent Viewpoints
8A""o)%lish)ents of the U.S.-India Strategi" .ialogue,8 b#
5i) Roe)er, for)erl# US A)bassador India, .i%lo)ati"
$ourier, Jul# 11, 2012
8India-US 5ango2 3art-5i)e 9o&ers:8 b# .r. A. Adti#an4ee,
3resident, 5he $oun"il for Strategi" Affairs-;e' .elhi,
June 2<, 2012
8*+%anding strategi" %artnershi%8 a "o))ent on the June
11, 2012 U.S.-India Strategi" .ialogue b# 5eresita and
(o'ard S"haffer, 5he (indu, June 2=, 2012
85ies 'ith $hina and the U.S. not e+"lusi&e8 # -an'al
Sibal, 5he .ail# ,ail, June 2>, 2012
US-India2 Align)ent ? autono)# b# See)a Sirohi2 An
e&aluation of US-India Strategi" .ialogue, June 1@, 2012
Most Recent Congressiona( State0ents and
Reso()tions Re(ating to India
R-Day resolution in US House lauds India's
democracy, Januar# 2<, 2011
Senator Menendez's Statement in Celebration of
Diwali, 3ress Release, ;o&e)ber >, 2010
Chairman Kerry On resident Obama's !isit "o India
Durin# Di$ali, 3ress Release, ;o&e)ber >, 2010
%mericans must honour sacrifices made for India's
freedom', State)ent of Re%. Jud# iggert in the
(ouse of Re%resentati&es as re"orded b# Rediff
;e's, August 12, 2010
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e"ono)i"
relationshi%
bet'een the
United States
and India. C5he
Washington
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PRSI!NT
O1AMA2S N&
NATIONAL
SCURIT3
POLIC3
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85he United
States and India
are building a
strategi"
%artnershi% that
is under- %inned
b# our shared
interests, our
shared &alues as
the 'orldEs t'o
largest
de)o"ra"ies,
and "lose
"onne"tions
a)ong our
%eo%le. IndiaEs
res%onsible
ad&an"e)ent
ser&es as a
%ositi&e e+a)%le
for de&elo%ing
nations, and
%ro&ides an
o%%ortunit# for
in"reased
e"ono)i",
s"ientifi",
en&iron)ental,
and se"urit#
%artnershi%.
Wor!ing
together through
our Strategi"
.ialogue and
high-le&el &isits,
'e see! a broad-
based
relationshi% in
'hi"h India
"ontributes to
global
"ounterterroris)
efforts,
non%roliferation,
and hel%s
%ro)ote
%o&ert#-
redu"tion,
edu"ation,
health, and
sustainable
agri"ulture. We
&alue IndiaEs
US Senate &asses resolution to foster Indo-US
&artnershi&, $orn#n-.odd Senate Resolution
re"ogniFing India6s inde%enden"e, August =, 2010
'ist of Members
Most recent News on US%India Re(ations
India( a risin# &o$er( shares our core &rinci&les) aul
Ryan, .e""an (erald, @G11G2012
*DI in multi-brand retail) Only + state( , U"s on
board, 5he *"ono)i" 5i)es, August H, 2012
We are at the "rossroads of international %artnershi%s. 5he
$old War is a fading )e)or#, and 'hile )ilitar# %o'er
re)ains i)%ortant, %oliti"al, e"ono)i" and "ultural
stru"tures around the 'orld are in"reasingl# the true
foundations of "oo%eration.
In this regard, India and the United States "ould not be
)ore ali!e. Although in e"ono)i" ter)s India is onl# no'
e+%erien"ing faster e"ono)i" gro'th, )an# of us are
o%ti)isti" that this %ath 'ill lead to the !ind of &ibrant and
res%onsi&e e"ono)i" stru"tures that no' su%%ort A)eri"an
)ar!ets. Alongside this e"ono)i" %arallel is the natural
bond that flo's fro) being the %lanet6s largest
de)o"ra"ies.
What role "an Indian A)eri"ans and friends of India %la#
in ensuring that these o%%ortunities gro' to their full
%otentialI
We )ust be heard in the "orridors of %o'er, and for that to
ha%%en, 'e )ust s%ea! to those 'ho 'ould a"t on our
thoughts. *&er# re%resentati&e in $ongress )ust be )ade
a'are that funding su%%ort as 'ell as su%%ort at the &oting
booths is at least %artl# "ontingent on the &oting re"ords of
"ongress)en and 'o)en in )atters relating to US-India
relations.
On these %ages, US-India 7riendshi% 'ill hel% )a!e #our
&oi"es for strong Us-India relations heard 'ith %ur%ose and
"on&i"tion. We ho%e that #ou 'ill use the lin!s and the
infor)ation 'e %ro&ide to %arti"i%ate 'ith &igor. 5ogether,
'e 'ill fulfill both the %ro)ise and the obligation of our
free so"ieties.
Ra) ;ara#anan
*ditor-$oordinator
US-India 7riendshi%.net
Indian Pop)(ation 7p(odes in the U$S$8
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A""ording to Washington-based thin! tan!, ,igration
3oli"# Institute, the United States is ho)e to about 2.1
)illion Indian origin %eo%le Cin"luding those born in the
U.S.D. Indians are the third-largest i))igrant grou% after
,e+i"ans and 7ili%inos.
et'een 200< and 200@, the nu)ber of Indian i))igrants
sur%assed the nu)ber of $hinese and (ong -ong-born
i))igrants for the first ti)e sin"e at least 1H=0, said the
gro'ing
leadershi% on a
'ide arra# of
global issues,
through grou%s
su"h as the J-
20, and 'ill see!
to 'or! 'ith
India to %ro)ote
stabilit# in South
Asia and
else'here in the
'orld.8
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US%IN!IA
STRAT:IC
PARTNRS#IP8
&#R IS IT
#A!!;
3resentation
deli&ered b#
Ra) ;ara#anan
of US-India
7riendshi% at a
roundtable on
8US-India
Relations8
organiFed b#
SA3RA India
7oundation on
Januar# 1=,
200< at the
India
International
$enter, ;e'
.elhi.
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SA<A 'ORUM2S
RVI& O'
RAM
NARA3ANAN2S
&OR"
SAJA CSouth
Asia Journalists
Asso"iationD
7oru) has
%ublished on
;o&e)ber 1<,
200= a 'eb
des"ri%tion of
the 'or! I do in
%ro)oting US-
India relations.
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PRIVAC3
POLIC3
,igration 3oli"# Institute in its latest re%ort.
Indians to& non-immi#rant &o&ulation in the US
Indians the third lar#est immi#rant #rou& in US
+-. million Indians ma/e US their home
Indian o&ulation 01&lodes in the U-S-) 2333-2334
Indian-%merican community fastest #ro$in# in US
Indians 5o$ "hird-lar#est Immi#rant 6rou& in U-S-
Indians second-lar#est US mi#rant &o&ulation
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