The United States Senate has issued a resolution celebrating the upcoming 63rd anniversary of India’s independence.
Sponsored by Senator John Cornyn (Republican of Texas) and supported by Senator Christopher Dodd (Democrat of Connecticut), the resolution also celebrated the contributions of Americans of Indian descent to society in the United States.
In the resolution statement the Senate underscored that there were over 2 million such Indian-Americans and they had made lasting contributions in areas such as government, military and law enforcement offices.
Further the Senate affirmed that it remained committed to fostering and advancing the strategic relationship between the U.S. and India in the future.
In that regard the Senate reiterated the significance of areas of cooperation between the two countries including civilian nuclear power, counterterrorism, democracy promotion, regional economic development, human rights and scientific research.
Senator Cornyn played a key role in the creation of the Senate India Caucus in 2004. It is one of the first country-specific associations in the U.S. Congress.
