Prime Minister Narendra Modi being felicitated by the U.S. Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor in New Delhi on October 11, 2025. Photo: X/@narendramodi through ANI.
Mr. Gor, who’s in New Delhi for just a few days, will solely take cost “within the new yr,” the U.S. Embassy mentioned, elevating hypothesis that he’s right here to agency up particulars for a gathering between Mr. Trump and Mr. Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN-related summits in Kuala Lumpur on October 26 and 27.
“I’m assured that his tenure will additional strengthen the India–U.S. Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership,” PM Modi mentioned on X. In a publish, Mr. Gor mentioned he was assured the U.S.-India relationship will “solely strengthen over the months forward”.
Mr. Gor informed reporters that he mentioned bilateral points with PM Modi, together with defence, commerce, and expertise. “We additionally mentioned the significance of vital minerals and the significance of that to each of our nations,” he added.
In a collection of back-to-back conferences on Saturday (October 11, 2025), Mr. Gor met with PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. The depth of the conferences with India’s overseas coverage management is an indicator of the U.S. authorities’s eagerness to get India-U.S. relations again on the rails once more after months of pressure over the 50% tariffs on Indian items, visa crackdowns, U.S. stress over ending India’s Russian oil imports and variations over the narrative on Operation Sindoor. However, PM Modi and Mr. Trump have had two phone calls previously month, which have raised hopes they will restore the rupture in ties.
In specific, any transfer by India to scale back its consumption of Russian Ural will probably be watched intently, with the import degree having dipped already regardless of bigger reductions being provided in current weeks.
PM Modi’s reward of Mr. Trump’s Gaza peace proposal and tweets in seven completely different languages are believed to be geared toward addressing Mr. Trump’s apparent annoyance that India didn’t be a part of different nations in endorsing him for the Nobel Peace Prize and has denied that the U.S. had any position in ending the Operation Sindoor battle with Pakistan.
The newest China-U.S. spat, which has led to the U.S. imposing 100% tariffs on Chinese items in retaliation for China’s restrictions on vital mineral commerce, can also be anticipated to make the India-U.S. commerce deal seem extra enticing for either side.
“Discussed the India-U.S. relationship and its international significance,” Mr. Jaishankar posted on social media after the assembly with Mr. Gor, wishing him for his new accountability in Delhi. According to the Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Mr. Gor and Mr. Misri had a “productive alternate on the India-U.S. Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and its shared priorities”.
Mr. Gor is accompanied by Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Michael J. Rigas, arriving days after the U.S. Senate confirmed his appointment because the U.S. Ambassador to India. His go to is uncommon, as based on regular protocol, he would arrive in Delhi, and conduct conferences solely after he has offered his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu.
However, the timing of the assembly, simply weeks earlier than the ASEAN summit, in addition to the unorthodox method of U.S. diplomacy are seen as causes for the sudden go to. In specific, Mr. Gor is believed to have conveyed the urgency of finalising the India-U.S. commerce settlement on the earliest, earlier than the leaders meet.
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According to a U.S. State Department launch, Mr. Gor was to be in India from October 9 to 14. However, he attended the Indian Embassy Deepavali occasion in Washington on October 10 earlier than arriving in Delhi on Saturday (October 11, 2025) for the conferences. According to sources, Mr. Gor will keep on for the following few days for conferences contained in the U.S. embassy in addition to with different stakeholders in Delhi. He is predicted to return at a later date to current his credentials and take cost of the U.S. embassy in Delhi in addition to his position within the area.
“We stay up for his everlasting transfer within the new yr however we’re hitting the bottom operating,” the U.S. Embassy in Delhi mentioned in an announcement, referring to it as his “First official go to”.
Published – October 11, 2025 10:12 pm IST
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