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Opening remarks at House hearing call for stronger U.S. strategy in South and Central Asia
Summary
An opening speaker at a House Committee hearing framed South and Central Asia as central to U.S. security and economic interests, warned about China's influence through the Belt and Road Initiative, highlighted the Indian Ocean's strategic role, and urged deeper ties with India; the speaker invited Assistant Secretary Kapoor to present detailed administration policy.
Speaker 1 (role/title not specified) opened the hearing on U.S. policy toward South and Central Asia, calling the region —one of the most important— for American national security and economic strength and urging a comprehensive, partnership-driven strategy.
"South and Central Asia is home to nearly 2,000,000,000 people, dynamic economies, and strategic waterways that shape the balance of power in the Indo Pacific," Speaker 1 said, arguing that how the United States engages will shape its role in Asia for decades. He portrayed stronger diplomacy and economic engagement as tools to compete with China and to reinforce partnerships.
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