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Groups discuss strategic ties

between the Us, india and israel

with rep adam smith

USISC President Ramesh Kapur thanks Smith for his support for amending the export control act to
expand NATO+5 to NATO+6 to include India

Our Bureau

New York
r. Murray Lee, Pres-
ident, American
MJewish Committee
(AJC)-Seattle, Dr. Bharat
Barai, Chairman, Global In-
dian-Jewish Relations Insti-
tute (GIJRI) and Mr. Ramesh
Kapur, President, US-India
Security Council, supported
by the Consulate General of
Israel to the Pacific Northwest
hosted a virtual Jewish and
Indian-American communi-
ty meeting with Representa-
tive Adam Smith, Chairman,
House Armed Services Com-
mittee to discuss the close
strategic ties between the US,
India and Israel.

chairman smith spoke of the USISC President Ra- as a key and reliable US part- Consul General of Israel in San

importance of defense and mesh Kapur thanked Chair- ner. GIJRI Chairman Dr. Francisco Mr. Matan Zamir
man Smith for his support for Bharat Barai highlighted the and Israeli Consul for Public
security cooperation with amending the export control recent anti-India resolutions Diplomacy in New York Dr.

both israel and india, israel’s act to expand NATO+5 to in City Councils across the US Adva Vilchinski spoke warmly
to which Chairman Smith said about their previous postings
NATO+6 to include India.
recent incorporation into the He also appreciated Chair- while they were an expression in India before their current
Us central command to en- man Smith’s remark that while of the opinion of some of the postings in the US and the ro-
India’s purchase of the S-400 people from those areas, the bust India-Israel ties in key ar-
able a synergy with other Us anti-aircraft defense systems City Councils do not craft For- eas such as Agriculture, Water,

allies in the Gulf on security is definitely an issue of con- eign Policy. Technology, Trade and Tourism.
cern, the US will be looking at AJC Chief Policy and Polit- Mr. Zamir also mentioned his
issues as well as the close the larger picture as India has ical Officer Mr. Jason spoke of memorable engagements with
Us cooperation with india emerged as a key security part- the opportunities for looping in the nanoscopic but very vibrant
ner of the US.
India in the burgeoning trade, Indian Jewish community in
bilaterally and as part of the Mr. Kapur highlighted that technology and security ties be- Mumbai.

QUad partnership in the in- while Turkey, which is facing tween Israel and Gulf nations The program was conceptu-
possible US sanctions over the with US encouragement and alized, organized and conduct-
do-Pacific region especially purchase of the S-400 system support. ed by Nissim B. Reuben, Assis-

in the face of an increasingly has been at odds with US inter- San Francisco based Dep- tant Director (Asia), American
ests in Libya, Greece, Cyprus, uty Consul General of India Jewish Committee who is con-
belligerent china that affects Syria etc., since the signing in San Francisco Mr. Rajesh sidered a joint asset by both

all countries in the region. of the US-India Civil Nuclear Naik spoke on US-India and the Jewish and Indian diaspora
Agreement, India has emerged India-Israel relations. Deputy communities in the US.

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