WASHINGTON (TIP): The strategic partnership between India and the United States is more critical than ever in containing the Taliban and preventing terrorism, an influential American lawmaker said on Friday, August 20. “The US-India strategic partnership is now even more critical in containing the Taliban and preventing terrorism,” Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna said in a tweet. Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley in the House of Representatives, is Democratic Vice Chair of the Indian American Congressional Caucus in the House. Khanna said he would be working with the leadership of the India Caucus to strengthen the India-US partnership on national security.