“I extend my congratulations to Narendra Modi on the occasion of his being sworn in to serve a second term as India’s Prime Minister. India is the world’s largest democracy, where the recent elections saw over 500 million people cast their votes all across India at nearly 1 million polling places,” said Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. “Through the last several years, we have seen the U.S.-India partnership has continued to grow in areas like regional security and trade.
“It is very important that the United States and India continue to work together to solve some of the most pressing issues facing our world, such as combating climate change, preventing nuclear war and nuclear proliferation, protecting our oceans and rivers, improving the economic well-being of our people, as well as protecting individual freedoms and rights.”