America and India were both British colonies. America got its independence in 1776, and India got its 170+ years later. America the most powerful democracy and India the most populous democracy .
Both countries are continuously working towards keeping their widely varying citizenship, heading in the same direction successfully. Today conflicts are on the rise everywhere and nuclear arsenals are swelling
Millions are displaced, international law is disregarded with impunity , as criminal and terrorist networks profit from the division and violence. This is the situation the world finds itself in today .
The reason for these conflicts is territorial disputes . Regional tensions, high level corruption and dwindling resources due to climate change have also contributed to conflicts.
Dr Arnold Toynbee ‘s quote is very appropriate today.
“It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a western beginning will have to have an Indian ending if it is not to end in the self-destruction of the human race… At this supremely dangerous moment in human history, the only way of salvation for mankind is the Indian way. Emperor Ashoka and Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of nonviolence and Shri Ramakrishna’s testimony to the harmony of religions ; here we have an attitude and spirit that can make it possible for the human race to grow together into a single family —and in atomic Age, this is the only alternative to destroying ourselves .
What we need is true friendship (MAITRI) between the most powerful democracy and the most populous democracy.

Both countries are continuously working towards keeping their widely varying citizenship, heading in the same direction successfully.
Thank you.