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Potential between India-US 'limitless': What Sergio Gor said after trade deal announcement
Following the announcement, US ambassador to India Sergio Gor said the relationship between both countries has “limitless potential.”
United States President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India Monday, saying that American tariffs on India would be reduced from 50 per cent to 18 per cent.
The US President further said in a post on Truth Social that India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil, and would also purchase $500 billion worth of US energy and tech. In response, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the US President, and said he was “delighted” on the lowering of tariffs on ‘Made in India’ products.
Following the announcement, US ambassador to India Sergio Gor said the relationship between both countries has “limitless potential.”
“As I have said many times, President Trump genuinely considers Prime Minister Modi a great friend! Thrilled by the news of the trade deal this evening. The relationship between the United States and India has LIMITLESS POTENTIAL!” Gor said in a post on social media platform X.
“All credit goes to President Trump and PM Modi. Since I arrived in India about a month ago, I have said that the two leaders have a great personal relationship and that is something that carried this deal forward,” Gor told CNN News 18
“I am thrilled that India is getting this 18 per cent (tariffs), which is a massive drop from the previous number. And so as I have said since I arrived the best is yet to come,” Gor said.
Asked whether the additional 25 per cent tariffs on India have been removed, Gor said, “That is correct. As you saw in the Truth of the President wrote, part of the agreement is that all nations around the world stop buying oil from Russia in order to bring peace. I know the Prime Minister deeply cares about bringing peace in that conflict, as does President Trump. So the number as it gets finalised will be 18 per cent.”
