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US–India partnership crucial to counter China: Bill Huizenga

Washington, Dec 10 (UNI): Calling the U.S.–India partnership “a defining relationship of the 21st century,” House Subcommittee Chairman Bill Huizenga warned that strengthening strategic alignment with New Delhi is essential for countering China’s aggression, stabilising the Indo-Pacific and safeguarding democratic norms, as he opened a key Congressional hearing on bilateral relations.
Delivering opening remarks at a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing titled “The US–India Strategic Partnership: Securing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” Huizenga said the relationship “is no longer just important,” but central to global stability, resilient supply chains and democratic norms.
"If America wants a free Indo-Pacific resilient supply chains and a world where democracy, not authoritarianism, sets the rules, then our partnership with India is critical. While the partnership has been nuanced since India gained Independence in 1947, and India's nonalignment posture shaped its strategic identity, the United States and the Republic of India share a common vision of a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific rooted in democratic values and a deep desire for freedom," he said.
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