Political Quotes

“I believe that India is the United States' largest trading partner, and that if we approve this amendment, it will have serious consequences for the massive investment that we have in India, totaling $5 billion last year, a tenfold increase from just 5 years before. We play right into the hands of those who would turn back the clock on the major economic reforms that have been instituted. And we are speaking here of great private investment. The largest democracy in the world is India, one of the few true democracies in the developing world. Last year India held the largest multiparty election in world history. The conduct of this election was universally regarded as free and fair, described as epic by the New York Times and extraordinary by the Washington Times. Here with the 50th anniversary of independence for India, we need to look to the fact that the elected government has been restored to Jammu and Kashmir. The elected government has established a State Human Rights Commission and democracy is thriving in the Punjab.”