India, Dec. 11 -- Questions about India's ties with Russia, competition with China, and the future of New Delhi-Washington relations dominated proceedings during a hearing on the US-India relationship in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday. Members of the Republican and Democratic parties, who sit on the subcommittee of South and Central Asia, questioned a panel of experts about the relationship during the hearing.

Representatives on both sides of the aisle acknowledged the importance of the partnership and its value to both nations. "The US-India relationship is no longer just important. It is a defining relationship of the 21st century. If America wants a free Indo-Pacific, resilient supply chains, and a world where democracy,...