Congressmen To Attend Modi’s Address On I-Day

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – Two prominent Indian American lawmakers, Ro Khanna and Shri Thanedar will travel to India with a bipartisan congressional delegation and attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Red Fort address on Independence Day.

The bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers plans to raise issues of democracy, minority rights, and pluralism during its visit. The delegation also includes Deborah Ross, Kat Cammack and Jasmine Crockett, along with Rich McCormick and Ed Case.

They will meet business, tech, government leaders, and prominent media personalities in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and New Delhi, and visit Raj Ghat.

Khanna is leading the delegation with Congressman Michael Waltz — both co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.

“As co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, we are proud to lead a bipartisan delegation to India. We will be there to discuss how to strengthen economic and defense ties between our two counties, the oldest and largest democracies,” Khanna said in a media statement.

“Both of us believe that the US-India relationship will be a defining one of the 21st century. India is a key partner in ensuring multipolarity in Asia and the denial of China as a hegemon,” he said.