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On the recordSeptember 4, 1997
it is a mischaracterization. The people of India have selected as their President a person from the untouchable class. The gentleman from Indiana is misinformed. And I think it behooves us all, when we come to the floor to do things, especially when it deals with the national policy and our relationships with great societies and large countries, and even small countries, to know from whence we speak and to actually visit and see firsthand what these problems are, without relying on lobbyists to provide us with that kind of education.
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Gary Ackerman
New York

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Addressing misconceptions about India's political leadership and the importance of firsthand knowledge in foreign policy.

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