Strong US-Pakistan ties to benefit region, Qureshi tells US Congress members
Congress representatives Bera, Chabot laud Pakistan s role in regional peace
May 22, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire for a broad-based partnership with the United States that would advance the two countries shared interests in the bilateral and regional spheres.
The foreign minister held an interaction with the leadership of the US House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Non-Proliferation, on the sidelines of his UN-related engagements in New York, a Foreign Office spokesperson said in a press release on Saturday.
These included Congressman Ami Bera and Congressman Steven Chabot, respectively the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee.
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Heartbreaking to see COVID-19 crisis utterly overwhelm India s health systems: US lawmakers
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Synopsis India s latest surge of COVID-19 infections is a humanitarian crisis that requires our assistance, Congressman Brad Sherman, Democratic Co-Chair of India Caucus in the House of Representatives, said on Friday.
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Top US lawmakers have expressed serious concern over the sudden spike in coronavirus cases in India, saying it is heartbreaking to see the crisis utterly overwhelm the health systems in the country. India s latest surge of COVID-19 infections is a humanitarian crisis that requires our assistance, Congressman Brad Sherman, Democratic Co-Chair of India Caucus in the House of Representatives, said on Friday.
US India Caucus leadership meets Indian Ambassador on COVID-19 crisis, TRIPS waiver
WASHINGTON, Apr 29:Leaders of the influential Congressional India Caucus held a virtual meeting with India’s Ambassador to the US to discuss the COVID-19 crisis and the proposed waiver to certain provisions of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for the pandemic.
Congressman Brad Sherman, Democratic Co-Chair of India Caucus in the US House of Representatives, said talks were held with Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu about the crisis unfolding in India.
“As Democratic co-chair of the India Caucus, I am of course committed to helping India at this critical time,” Sherman said.
Two influential US lawmakers have applauded the Indian government s move to increase foreign direct investment in the insurance sector from the existing 49 per cent to 74 per cent, saying it will further deepen bilateral trade and investment. India s Parliament last month passed the Insurance Amendment Bill 2021 to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector. We are very encouraged by the inclusion of a proposal to raise the limit on foreign direct investment in the Indian Insurance sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent, Congressman Brad Sherman and Steve Chabot said. This long-awaited reform holds the promise of expanding insurance coverage for Indian consumers and businesses, promoting both financial inclusion and economic resilience in India, they said.