Discussed ways to build strong future of India-US relations: Gor

Washington: US Ambassa­dor to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, has said he has discussed with President Trump ways to build a “strong future” for India and the US. Gor met Trump over dinner on Tuesday. 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. Meanwhile, US envoy Gor earlier met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington and discussed the commercial roadmap for the two countries and the opening up of a market of 1.45 billion people for American products.

Gor said he discussed with Lutnick a new MoU 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 near here.

US scribe released 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who had been kidnapped a week earlier by the Iran-backed Kata’ib Hizballah militia in Baghdad. Rubio said, “I am pleased to announce the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was recently kidnapped by members of the foreign terrorist organisation Kata’ib Hizballah near Baghdad, Iraq.” He credited coordinated efforts by US agencies, including the FBI, along with Iraqi authorities.