,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,cr[ley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hold+1 & 
,mr4 ,b]a7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+ !   
democratic ,con/itution ( ! ,republic ( 
,india & ,unit$ ,/ates-,india relations 
on ,india's ,republic ,day4  ,:]eas )   
ov] #a1bjj1jjj1jjj p1 ! ,republic (     
,india is ! l>ge/ democracy 9 ! _w2     
,:]eas on ,janu>y #bf1 #aiej1 ,india    
became a ,republic & =m$ a p>liam5t>y   
democracy ?r\gh ! adoption ( a          
con/itution2 ,:]eas ! ,con/itution (    
,india gu>antees univ]sal suffrage = all
 ^? ov] age #ah2 ,:]eas ! ,con/itution (
 ,india includes pr9ciples f\nd 9 !     
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ 
! sep>ation ( p[]s & ! creation ( an    
indep5d5t ,supreme ,c\rt2 ,:]eas memb]s 
( ,india's num]\s e?nic gr\ps1          
m9orities1 & religions includ+ ,h9dus1  

,muslims1 ,sikhs1 & ,*ri/ians all       
p>ticipate 9 ! gov]nance ( ,india2      
,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! p (    
,india ma9ta9 a %>$ commitm5t to build+ 
democratic in/itutions2 ,:]eas relations
 betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,india h      
expon5tially increas$ ov] ! pa/ decade1 
includ+ 9 areas ( def5se1 global        
security1 pov]ty alleviation1 education1
 economic gr[?1 & job creation2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates-,india relation%ip is    
ess5tial to promot+ /ability1 democracy 
& prosp]ity 9 ! #ba/ c5tury2 ,:]eas     
successive ,unit$ ,/ates ,presid5ts h   
work$ on a bip>tisan basis to /r5g!n &  
deep5 relations betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 ,india2 ,:]eas approximately #c1jjj1jjj
 ,indian-,am]icans reside 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & contribute to ! economic1      
cultural1 & community /r5g? ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 & ,:]eas p-to-p ties betwe5 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ,india /r5g!n ! rapidly 
gr[+ bilat]al p>tn]%ip3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7   
calls = ! cont9u$ /r5g!n+ ( relations   

betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,republic (  
,india2  7#b7 recognizes ! democratic   
values %>$ betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,india2 &  7#c7 believes t toge!r1      
,india & ! ,unit$ ,/ates c br+ imm5se   
b5efits to ! p ( bo? c\ntries z well z  
make enorm\s contributions to address+  
global *all5ges ( ! #ba/ c5tury4