Full Text of SR1158 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, India is the world's largest democracy and, along | 3 | | with the United States, upholds a system in which the supreme | 4 | | power to govern is invested in the people; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, India's independence was achieved with the | 6 | | principles of fairness, dignity, peace, and democracy in mind; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Our nations, both former British colonies, and | 9 | | peoples have forged a close relationship due to our shared | 10 | | beliefs in these and other ideals; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The strong relationship between the United States | 12 | | and India, based on mutual trust and respect, enables close | 13 | | collaboration across a broad spectrum of strategic interests, | 14 | | including counterterrorism, regional economic development, | 15 | | human rights, and scientific research; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The United States and India have balanced, | 17 | | growing, and mutually beneficial trade and investment ties | 18 | | that create jobs in both countries; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Americans of Indian descent have made lasting | 20 | | contributions to the social and economic fabric of the United |
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| 1 | | States and in Illinois, with Chicago and its surrounding | 2 | | suburbs home to the second-largest Indian American population | 3 | | of any metropolitan area in the country; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, August 15, 2024 marks the 77th anniversary of | 5 | | India's independence from British rule by the signing of the | 6 | | Indian Independence Act in 1947, which partitioned what was | 7 | | then British India into the two separate states of India and | 8 | | Pakistan and established a free and independent Indian nation | 9 | | following the long struggle of the Indian Independence | 10 | | Movement; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper to celebrate with the | 12 | | Indian people and to reaffirm the democratic principles on | 13 | | which our two great nations were born; therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the 77th | 16 | | anniversary of India's Independence on August 15, 2024. |
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