[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3477]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   INDO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP RESTORED

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, last Tuesday I welcomed to 
Capitol Hill India's Ambassador to the United States, Lalit Mansingh, 
and Minister Ajay Swarup. I applaud the Indian government, in 
supporting the war on terrorism, America and India are the world's two 
largest democracies, for fighting the common enemy of international 
terrorism. Together, America and India can make South Asia and the 
world a safer place.
  I am happy to see economic ties with India booming. Trade increased 
since 1991 from $15 million to $15 billion today, and 2 million Indian-
Americans have enriched America with their business acumen.
  With the victory of democracy in the Cold War, friendship has been 
restored between the people of India and America. I support President 
Bush's initiatives in building a strong partnership between America and 
India.
  I commend the efforts of Ambassador Mansingh and Minister Swarup in 
their efforts to bring America and India closer together as allies.

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