,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,warner 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,risch7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,expressing the sense of the ,senate on 
the importance of the ,united           
,states-,india strategic partnership and
 the continued deepening of bilateral   
ties with ,india4  ,whereas the ,united 
,states-,india relationship is built on 
mutual respect for common values1       
including democracy1 the rule of law1 a 
market economy1 and ethnic and religious
 diversity1 and bolstered by strong     
people-to-people ties1 including a      
#c1jjj1jjj-strong ,indian ,american     
diaspora2 ,whereas the ,senate places   
tremendous value on the relationship    
with ,india1 and the bipartisan ,senate 
,india ,caucus comprises #dj ,senators  
and is the largest bilateral caucus in  

the ,senate2 ,whereas the ,united       
,states and ,india have a unique        
opportunity1 in the early days of the   
new administration in ,india1 to refresh
 the ,united ,states-,india relationship
 and work cooperatively to make progress
 that will benefit both of our countries
 in a broad range of areas1 including   
education1 skills development1          
infrastructure1 and energy2 ,whereas a  
strong economic partnership between     
,india and the ,united ,states requires 
a mutual respect for innovation2        
,whereas an investment environment that 
fosters continued research and          
development and the bilateral           
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,india has resulted in almost      
#ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj in trade of goods and  
services in #bjac2 ,whereas the ,united 
,states-,india relationship is vital to 
promoting stability1 democracy1 and     
economic prosperity in the #bast        
century2 ,whereas defense and security  
ties have led to nearly #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj 

in defense trade1 and the ,united       
,states-,india ,defense ,trade and      
,technology ,initiative has facilitated 
greater cooperation on joint development
 of defense platforms2 ,whereas         
counterterrorism cooperation is a       
growing and important aspect of the     
partnership given the terrorist threats 
faced by both countries1 including from 
groups such as al ,qaeda and            
,lashkar-e-,taiba2 ,whereas the ,united 
,states values ,india's role as a net   
security provider in the ,indian ,ocean 
,region and promoter of regional        
stability and maritime security in the  
,asian ,pacific region2 and ,whereas    
,india is a close partner of the ,united
 ,states in ,afghanistan1 has committed 
over #b1jjj1jjj1jjj in development      
assistance1 and shares the ,united      
,states goal of a stable1 democratic1   
and prosperous ,afghanistan2 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,it is the sense of   
the ,senate that-- 7#a7 ,prime ,minister
 ,narenda ,modi should be able to       

address the ,united ,states ,congress at
 the earliest opportunity2  7#b7 the    
,united ,states ,government should      
develop a clear strategic plan for its  
relationship with ,india and hold a     
robust strategic dialogue in ,new ,delhi
 that lays out clear objectives and     
deliverables to set a positive          
trajectory for the relationship and     
moves from dialogue to action to build a
 path forward for more ambitious        
cooperation2  7#c7 the ,united ,states  
nominate and confirm an ,ambassador to  
,india as soon as possible2  7#d7 the   
,united ,states and ,india should       
continue to expand economic engagement1 
including finalizing a bilateral        
investment treaty and reviving the      
,trade ,policy ,forum2  7#e7 the ,united
 ,states ,government should urge the    
,government of ,india to continue with  
its economic liberalization reforms1    
including lifting the caps on foreign   
direct investment and taking steps to   
enhance protections for intellectual    

property1 and consider discussions with 
other ,asia-,pacific ,economic          
,cooperation 7,,apec7 forum nations     
about ,indian membership in ,,apec2     
7#f7 the ,united ,states and ,india     
should expand energy cooperation1 by    
,india fully implementing the #bjjh     
civil nuclear pact1 and the ,united     
,states pursuing increased export of    
liquefied natural gas to ,india2  7#g7  
the ,united ,states and ,india should   
continue to deepen defense and security 
cooperation1 to include expanded joint  
exercises and training1 sales and       
co-production1 holding a #bb meeting of 
senior defense and foreign affairs      
officials1 and reestablishing the       
,defense ,policy ,group2 and  7#h7 the  
,united ,states ,government should urge 
the ,government of ,india to modify its 
offset regime so funds can flow to a    
second tier of ,indian priorities such  
as education1 skills development1 or    
manufacturing4