Sergio Gor hints at Donald Trump's India visit this year: ‘...the next Quad meeting’

Donald Trump’s nominee for the next US ambassador to India said he is committed to the Quad engagement, hinting at a potential trip to India.

Updated on: Sep 12, 2025, 08:22:58 IST

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Sergio Gor, Donald Trump’s nominee for the next US ambassador to New Delhi, on Thursday said the president remains committed to sustained engagement with the Quad, hinting he may travel to India later this year for the summit amid trade tensions between the two nations.

While Sergio Gor confirmed that talks are ongoing for the Quad meeting, he did not confirm a fixed date. (Reuters)

India is set to host the Quad Leaders Summit later this year, though the date is yet to be finalised. During his visit to the US in February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Donald Trump to attend the meeting.

Sergio Gor confirmed that talks are ongoing for the Quad meeting. He further said that “there have already been talks about a trip for the next Quad meeting".

Sergio also said that Trump travelled to Japan earlier this year and had a meeting with its prime minister. “They are also part of the Quad, and they have also emphasised the important relationship that we must build on,” he said further.

Also read: Want India to open for US crude: Trump's Delhi nominee amid Russian oil pushback.

This year’s Quad leaders meeting will see new leaders from the United States and Japan. The last Quad summit was hosted by then-US President Joe Biden in September 2024.

India was originally scheduled to host the Quad Summit in 2024, but the venue was switched to the US due to President Biden’s inability to travel overseas as he focuses on the presidential election.

Gor also responded to queries on the relationship between the US and India and the joint troop exercises of both countries in Alaska with 500 troops.

“Despite a little hiccup on tariffs, our relationship with India is much stronger; it's built on many more decades," he said.

Gor also signalled that the US was willing to strengthen ties with India in a way that it is pulled away from China, asserting that India's relationship with the US is much warmer than the relationship between New Delhi and Beijing.

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