my colleague claude barfield is a resident scholar here at aei. is the author or editor of a number of books on trade and science policy. and has also served as an advisor to the office of the u.s. trade representative. our format will follow the one of the prior panel. each panelist will present eight to 10 minute remarks. we will then open up the floor for questions. so with that, i will turn the discussion over to susan. >> thank you and good morning, everyone. several factors provide a stronger foundation for u.s.-india cooperation today on bilateral and multilateral trade and economic issues than has been the case in the past. first the implications of the recent indian election your second, the extent of ties between u.s. and indian business today. and third, the fact that we are building on the stork u.s.-india civil nuclear agreement. there is, therefore, a case for optimism for some progress on trade, but there is this optimism really must be tempered by realism. i would like to highlight a couple of aspects of the election results that i