,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bg1     
#bjai,mr4 ,pallone 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mrs4    
,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4      
,johnson of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,bera7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that the ,republic of  
,india should be a permanent member of  
the ,united ,nations ,security ,council4
  ,whereas there are currently five     
permanent members of the ,united        
,nations ,security ,council2 ,whereas   
the ,republic of ,india is the second   
most populous country in the world with 
almost #a4ce billion citizens and it    
will likely become the most populous    
country in the near future2 ,whereas    
,india is the world's largest democracy2
 ,whereas ,india has the third largest  
standing army in the world1 the largest 

volunteer army in the world1 and has    
demonstrated a strong commitment to     
promoting regional and global peace by  
providing tens of thousands of troops to
 ,united ,nations-mandated peacekeeping 
missions2 ,whereas ,india has been      
elected seven times as a non-permanent  
member of the ,united ,nations ,security
 ,council1 and1 in #bjaj1 a majority of 
the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly 
elected ,india to be the ,asian         
representative to the ,united ,nations  
,security ,council2 and ,whereas the    
,united ,states-,india relationship is  
an essential partnership supporting     
global economic and strategic policies3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the
 ,republic of ,india's inclusion as a   
permanent member of the ,united ,nations
 ,security ,council2 and  7#b7 urges the
 ,administration to work with members of
 the ,united ,nations to effect ,india's
 entry as a permanent member of the     
,united ,nations ,security ,council4