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India’s 75th Independence Day Celebrated at Capitol Hill

not of war.” est income and the highest level of
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the first education.”
and only Indian-American woman “Indian American physicians
in the US Congress, said India and have made vital contributions to
the US, despite being a world apart, the health care field,” said Dr. Dr.
have shared a very unique and im- Kishore Challa, Co-Chair of AAPI’s
portant relationship over the years. Legislative Committee.
India and the US have made tre- “As physicians, we provide crit-
mendous strides in the promotion of ical care to patients from rural &
public health. urban communities across the Coun-
With the help of more than USD try. Indian American doctors are
200 million in aid from the US, India playing a critical role in filling the
surpassed an important milestone in nationwide physician shortage.
the fight against COVID-19 by ad- The India Day on Capitol Hill
ministering two billion doses of vac- is a unique opportunity for AAPI
cines, the second most of any coun- members to be part of the deci-
try in the world, she said. sion-making process on matters re-
Congressman Raja Krishna- lated to healthcare and advocate for
moorthi said the Indian American stronger and closer ties between In-
community needs to make its pres- dia and the United States.”
ence known. Imploring more Indian A reception and dinner hosted
Americans to run for office, Krishna- by Honorable Taranjit Singh Sand-
moorthi told the Capitol Hill gather- hu, Ambassador of India to the
ing, “If you are not at the table, you United States, with several dignitar-
will be on the menu.” India, he said, ies at the Indian Embassy was the
has done a lot in the last 75 years. grand finale to the day-long event at
“I want to talk a little bit about the nation’s capital. India and Unit-
its (India’s) greatest export. Its great- ed States enjoy a comprehensive
est export is you – Indian Americans global strategic partnership covering
who are four million strong. They almost all areas of human endeavor,
are the fastest-growing ethnic mi- driven by shared democratic values,
nority in America. They are the most convergence of interests on a range
prosperous ethnic minority and the of issues, and vibrant people-to-peo-
most well educated.” ple contacts.
Congressman Ted Deutch said, “The relationship is very strong,”
India and the US are strategic part- noting India and the US are connect-
ners and Indian Americans are the ed in culture, democratic traditions,
key assets in the India-US relation- entrepreneurship, and innovation.
ship. “We are not only strategic part- “And we are connected because the
ners, but we are friends,” he said. Indian American community in the
Referring to the NRI community, he US is so very strong,” Ambassador
said, “This is the group in the US, of Sandhu told an enthusiastic audi-
all the ethnic groups, with the high- ence said.

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