Overview
- Representatives Ami Bera and Joe Wilson introduced the non-binding House resolution with 24 original cosponsors drawn from both parties.
- The measure recognizes the partnership’s value to regional stability and global security and urges deeper collaboration through the Quad.
- It prioritizes expanded cooperation across defense, trade, education, and strategic technology, including the U.S.–India TRUST initiative.
- Counterterrorism coordination is emphasized, urging swift prosecution for the 2008 Mumbai attacks and noting April’s Pahalgam attack claimed by The Resistance Front.
- Sponsors frame the resolution as reassurance to both governments and the Indian American community, citing diaspora contributions and concerns over rising anti-Indian rhetoric.