“The US wants only 51 per cent adherence as against 100 per cent adherence demanded by Russia.”

— Subramanian Swamy

Supporting India's alliance with the US, as quoted in "US A Better Ally For India: Subramanian Swamy" http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/dec/29us.htm, Rediff (29 December 1999) <br class="br">1999-2010

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