Sergio Gor meets Trump, pitches for strong India-US ties

US Ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, has said that he has discussed with President Donald Trump ways to build a "strong future" for India and the US. Gor met Trump over dinner on Tuesday.

His meeting with President Trump coincided with the US and Iran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire following nearly six weeks of military hostilities. Gor also mentioned Trump's unwavering determination to bring global stability.

"Just had an outstanding dinner with President Trump. We discussed his unwavering determination to bring global stability, the historic achievements of his presidency, the strong future of India-US ties, and so much more! A very memorable evening as history unfolded in real time," Gor posted on X on Wednesday.

The dinner comes as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Washington DC on Wednesday to review bilateral trade and defence ties, and discuss the escalating crisis in West Asia.

The visit comes as both sides work to stabilise the ties after a spell of uncertainty and strain. The relations witnessed a major downturn after Washington imposed punitive tariffs on India, and President Donald Trump made controversial assertions regarding his role in de-escalating the India-Pakistan military clashes last May.

Meanwhile, US envoy Gor earlier met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and discussed the commercial roadmap for the two countries and the opening up of a market of 1.4 billion people for American products.

In a social media post, Gor said he discussed with Lutnick a new Memorandum of Understanding that seeks to connect India's AI scale with the American AI ecosystem and also strong participation from New Delhi in the upcoming SelectUSA Summit.

"Productive meeting with Secretary @HowardLutnick on the US-India commercial roadmap. We discussed a new MoU connecting India's AI scale with the American AI ecosystem, strong Indian participation at the upcoming @SelectUSA Summit, and growing Indian pharma investment in the United States to boost competition, and strengthen supply chains," Gor said in a post on Tuesday.

In a separate post, the US Department of Commerce said Lutnick and Gor were working to open a market of 1.4 billion people to American products. "Today, Secretary Lutnick met with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, advancing President Trump's historic U.S.-India trade deal," the US Department of Commerce said in a post on X on Tuesday.

"Together, we are working to open a market of 1.4 billion people to American products and secure over $ 500 billion in US exports," it said. Gor said he also had a meeting with Ben Black, the CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. "Met @DFC_CEO Ben Black for a good discussion on expanding US-India investment partnerships that support infrastructure, growth, and private sector opportunity. Ben is doing a fantastic job," said Gor.

"Always great to see my friend @DAGToddBlanche and update him on my work in South and Central Asia. Everything we do under President Trump is to serve the American people first and ensure our foreign policies make America safer and stronger," the US Ambassador to India said.