Amendment will expedite CAATSA waiver, shows White House politically safe to give it: US Congressman Ro Khanna
Hindustan TimesWashington: On Thursday, the United States House of Representatives, with an overwhelming majority, approved an amendment to the National Defence Authorization Act that proposes the deepening of India-US defence ties, flags the threat posed by China to India’s security, and most importantly, calls for an India-specific waiver under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. Hours after it was passed, Congressman Ro Khanna, a Democratic Indian-American representative from California and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke to HT about his rationale in introducing the amendment, how he built a coalition around it, and its implications for CAATSA waiver and the India-US strategic relationship. And I can’t think of anything since the Indian civilian nuclear deal that has had 300 votes or this kind of overwhelming vote in support of the relationship. I don’t want to name specific names, but some people in the progressive caucus were lobbying against this amendment being ruled because of their concerns with India.
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