Commercial connection because ultimately the flow of goods, the flow of ideas, the flow of prosperity depends upon a sense of comfort and trust, and that is only built through interaction.

WHITEHOUSE: The U.S.-India Economic Relationship in the 21st Century

When the connection is broken, current cannot flow without travelling through the air (a spark flying).

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Commercial connection because increasingly what is going to be important is less the flow of products or even the flow of capital, but the flow of ideas, and we are two nations who are major producers of ideas.

WHITEHOUSE: The U.S.-India Economic Relationship in the 21st Century