Speaking in the US House of Representatives, American law maker Francis Rooney representing Florida said that Islamic insurgents continue to target Jammu and Kashmir and other territories of India. He called on the US to assist its partners in this fight against terror.
Speaking in the House, he said: “India faces many regional and geopolitical threats. Islamic insurgents are a constant threat, spreading terror throughout Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere in India. We should support the government in Delhi in the continued fight against terror.”
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He also stated that he had a meeting with the Indian Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, to discuss important regional and global issues and the important relationship with the US.
Calling out China and Pakistan for their belligerent attitude towards India, he said: “China’s behaviour is destabilising India’s near-abroad, saddling its neighbours with unplayable debts, as was the case with the port project in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. India is also on constant alert with a hostile and unstable nuclear-armed state to their west-Pakistan”.
He also said that India is a critical trade partner of the US. India accounts for about 3% of US’s total trade and the US accounts for about 17% of India’s total trade.
The member asked for further strengthening the ties between the two strategic partners.