U.S. House votes for India-specific CAATSA waiver
The Hindu
The legislative amendment was introduced by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna.
The U.S. House of Representative on Thursday, July 14, 2022 passed a legislative amendment that approves an India-specific waiver for punitive CAATSA sanctions.
Authored and introduced by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, the amendment urges the Biden administration to use their authority to provide India with a Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAASTA) waiver to help deter aggressors like China.
The legislative amendment was passed on Thursday by voice vote as part of an en bloc (all together as a single unit) amendment during floor consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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"The United States must stand with India in the face of escalating aggression from China. As Vice Chair of the India Caucus, I have been working to strengthen the partnership between our countries and ensure that India can defend itself along the Indian Chinese border," said Mr. Khanna.
"This amendment is of the utmost importance, and I am proud to see it pass the House on a bipartisan basis," he said.
In his remarks on the House floor, Mr. Khanna said there is no relationship of greater significance to U.S. strategic interests than the US-India partnership.
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