In Delhi, Trump’s point man Sergio Gor takes the hot seat to push India-US partnership

US envoy to India Sergio Gor on Monday said the United States is “eager to get to work” with India and deepen bilateral ties under President Donald Trump’s leadership, as he began his tenure in New Delhi.

In a post on X, Gor expressed optimism about the relationship and underlined his intention to advance Trump’s priorities in India–US engagement.

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“Namaste! Today marks my first day at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. I am honored to join this dedicated team and eager to get to work advancing President Donald Trump’s priorities and deepening the U.S.-India partnership. I couldn’t be more optimistic about the days ahead for both of our nations under President Trump’s leadership,” he wrote, sharing pictures from the US embassy.


Earlier in the day, Gor described the India-US relationship as rooted in genuine friendship and said that both countries continue active engagement on trade issues. “Real friends can disagree, but resolve the difference,” he said, indicating that tariff and market-access talks will proceed despite differences.

Trade talks between India and the U.S. fell apart last year, and Trump then doubled tariffs on Indian goods in August to 50%, among the world’s highest rates, including a levy of 25% to punish New Delhi for purchasing Russian oil.

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He confirmed that the next round of trade discussions could take place as early as January 13, with officials from both sides in regular contact.

Gor also announced that India will be invited next month to join PaxSilica as a full member. “I am pleased to announce that India will be invited to join PaxSilica as a full member next month,” he said.

He added, “I also want to share with you today a new initiative that the United States launched just last month called PaxSilica. PaxSilica is a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure, prosperous, and innovation-driven silicon supply chain from critical minerals and energy inputs to advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, AI development, and logistics.”

He noted that Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Israel joined the initiative last month.