Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the powerful House Foreign Relations Committee, alleged that the madrasas were spewing hate.

"It is critical for Pakistan to improve its relations with India, and the entire region will benefit substantially from increased economic ...

Congressman Pete Olson hopes that before this year-end, the first ship with American natural gas would be shipped to India.

Questions posed by lawmakers addressed India's energy dealings with Iran, Iran's nuclear programme, counter- terrorism cooperation, etc.

This is for the first time that such a large number of US lawmakers attended an event organized by the Indian-American community.

Consul General thanked Royce, Olson and Poe for their support for stronger bilateral economic engagement.