“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)
1999-2010

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