‘Priority To Pull India Our Side, Away From China’: Gor Exudes Confidence In Indo-US Cooperation

Last Updated:September 12, 2025, 07:13 IST

US envoy-designate Sergio Gor said pulling India closer to Washington and away from Beijing will be a “top priority,” stressing energy and trade as key pillars of cooperation.

Sergio Gor (Photo: AFP)

Sergio Gor, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Ambassador to India, on Thursday said Washington would make it a “top priority” to pull India closer to the US and away from China.

Addressing reporters on foreign relations, Gor emphasised that the Indo-US ties are far warmer than India’s relations with Beijing.

“We will make it a top priority that India is pulled into our side and away from them,” he said.

“In the ongoing trade talks, we want the Indian market to open for our crude oil, petroleum products, and LNG. India’s middle class is larger than the entire US,” he added.

While acknowledging “hiccups” in the partnership, he expressed confidence in long-term cooperation, citing trade and energy as key areas.

“While we (India-US) might have our moment of hiccups right now, we are on the track of resolving that.”

“Our relationship with the Indian government and the Indian people extends many more decades, and it’s a much warmer relationship than they have with the Chinese,” Gor said.

“Chinese expansionism is not just on the border with India, it’s all over the area,” he added.

Sergio Gor, nominated by Trump to be ambassador to India, also said he expected progress when Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal visits Washington next week.

“I do think it will get resolved over the next few weeks,” Gor told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in his confirmation hearing.

Gor has risen quickly in the Trump White House after spearheading the quick vetting for loyalty of 4,000 appointees to run the US government.

Gor noted that Trump has not personally attacked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“When the President has been critical of India, he has gone out of his way to compliment Prime Minister Modi,” Gor said.

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Vani Mehrotra

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.

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