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Richard Verma: Taking US-India Relations to a New Level

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During his stint as Senior National Security Adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Richard Verma was called the “Most Influential Indian American Congressional Aide.” After being appointed as the new US envoy to India, he is now referred to as the “Most influential Indian American in India.”  Verma took the lead after Nancy Powell resigned in March, 2014. The extraordinary connection between President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an ambitious vision for the two economies to accomplish global economic growth and other remarkable developments. In the last decade, the two countries have made dynamic progress in every category to strengthen bilateral relations.

“The future between the two nations is looking brighter than ever with a number of collaborations that are in the process including the second mission to Mars with Nasa to provide navigational support,” Verma stated recently. He also announced that US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will come to India in April, this being his third visit in less than a year, which marks the dawn of a new era in the Indo-US security relationship, moving to greater heights of partnership in the “not-so-distant” future. The implementation of the Joint Strategic Vision for Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regions will strengthen the ties between the provinces; explore multilateral opportunities for engagement that will bolster long term peace, prosperity and stability for all.

When questioned about the recent decision to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan which caused unrest and drew protests in India, he said, “There should be zero tolerance for terrorism and Pakistan should do more to fight terror and safe havens, however, India-US defense ties are qualitatively and quantitatively different from any other country in South Asia. India-US ties are independent of Pakistan”. Moving on to bilateral trade which has grown substantially in 2015, he remarked that there are 500 US companies in India and is hoping that bilateral trade will reach $500 billion a year and that America is waiting to start negotiations on Bilateral Investment Treaty. “Fundamentally, our two countries are stronger when we come together and the global impact we can have on peace and prosperity,” said the US Ambassador.

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USINPAC congratulates Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi for winning the Chicago Democratic nomination

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Raja KrishnamoorthiRenowned businessman and legislative genius Raja Krishnamoothi was a front-runner for the 8th Congressional District race, who registered a glorious win in the Democratic Congressional primary in the State of Illinois, defeating the state Senator.

Krishnamoorthi’s victory is an inspiration to all Indian Americans and this historic opportunity represents a chance of a lifetime for the current and future generations. It is a matter of immense pride and the dawn of new shinning hope among all Indian Americans, for another individual of Indian blood to be elected to the US House of Representatives in the November general elections. Krishnamoorthi polled 57 percent of votes defeating his arch rivals – State Senator Mike Noland, who bagged 29 percent and Deb Bullwinkel at 13 percent.

Raja Krishnamoorthi hails from New Delhi, India and graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from Princeton University, New Jersey, followed by a degree with honors in Law from Harvard in the year 2000. He served as a policy director and advisor for Barrack Obama’s US Senate campaign in 2004 as well as the Presidential campaign in 2008. He is currently the President of Sivananthan Labs and Episolar Inc that manufacture and sell products in the national security and renewable energy industries. He is also the co-founder of Inspire, a nonprofit organization and has served as the Vice Chairman of Illinois Innovation Council.

USINPAC was honored to host a radio interview with Raja Krishnamoorthi where he spoke about his vision and ideas about the new economy- including strengthening the quality of life of working families, making college affordable, bolstering small businesses, reforming immigration system and improving America’s infrastructure. More importantly, he stressed on pursuing and bringing about changes in economic equality, social security, healthcare and advocating policies to increase minimum wages.

Source:  The New Indian Express