New York Congressman formally joins India Caucus on Capitol Hill

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Congressman Anthony D’Esposito, R-New York, officially joined the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, following in the footsteps of Congressman Tom Suozzi, D-NY, who joined two months ago.

The bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans on Capitol Hill is considered the largest caucus, and is focused on strengthening US-India relations.

The India Caucus Membership Drive Committee, ICMDC,said it has been actively working to expand the India Caucus membership, and sees this as a milestone in its achievements in pursuing more lawmakers to become members.

The ICMDC said D’Esposito decided to join the Caucus after meeting with its members, Chairman Varinder Bhalla and committee members Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, Gunjan Rastogi, Gobind Munjal, Hussain Baqueri, and Sudhir Vaishnav. The committee also includes Dr. Sudhir Parikh, Dr. Thomas Abraham, Ratna Bhalla, Rajeev Bhambri, Sunil Mehra, and Dev Viswanath.

During the meeting, the Congressman was briefed on the rapidly expanding strategic and economic ties between the two nations. Bilateral trade, which stood at $4 billion in 1993 when the Caucus was founded, has since surged to $200 billion in 2023.

Gobind Munjal, who also serves as the National President of the Association of Indians in America, highlighted the growing defense and security partnerships between the U.S. and India, a point that played a key role in securing D’Esposito’s support.

Congressman D’Esposito pledged to reach out and urge his fellow Long Island Republican colleagues, Congressman Nick Lalota and Congressman Andrew Garbarino, to join the Caucus, the press release from ICMDC said.

Congressman Suozzi is also working to bring more Democratic support, specifically from his colleagues in Connecticut, including Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, and Congressman Joe Courtney, the ICMDC said.

The total strength of the India Caucus now stands at 143 members, The bipartisan Caucus is led by Co-chairs Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, and Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Florida.