Overview

• Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Gor was introduced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who cast India as one of Washington’s most consequential relationships.
• Gor said the two sides are “not that far apart” on tariffs and predicted the dispute “will get resolved over the next few weeks.”
• India’s ambassador in Washington, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, publicly welcomed the pick as a signal of priority, and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum urged quick confirmation.
• Trump said talks are back on track and Modi voiced confidence in concluding them, as Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal cited a goal for a first tranche of a trade deal by November 2025.
• Gor has been nominated to serve concurrently as ambassador and special envoy for South and Central Asia, a post vacant since January, and at 38 he would be the youngest U.S. envoy to New Delhi if confirmed.