US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Sarah B Rogers being presented a memento during the US-India Trust Initiative event titled ‘Advancing Partnership in Research and Innovation’, at IIT Delhi, in New Delhi, on Friday

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The Donald Trump administration is actively identifying new global centres of power and is expanding its partnership with India, recognising the country’s immense growth potential, US Ambassador Sergio Gor stated on Friday.Speaking at an event at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, Gor expressed strong optimism that an interim India-US trade deal could be finalised in the “coming weeks and months”.“When President Trump came into office a year and a half ago, one of the things that the US took an account of is, where is the world heading. For too long, those centres of power, have stayed in places that have become outdated. One of the things this administration has done is identifying new centres of power. To me, to the President, to the administration the importance of India is ‘now’... we realised the potential that India has, we see the growth India has, not only economically but strategically too…,”Gor pointed out that India and US economic ties were growing rapidly and the US-India trade deal could be signed very soon as most of the things were finalised.“Just last week, India had sent a team to Washington DC to finalise the last 1 per cent of that trade deal. Next week we will welcome a US delegation here to continue those talks. We fully expect that the trade deal will be signed over the next few weeks and months,” he added.The US Ambassador said the US was recalibrating its policy on export controls which could help partnership in high-technology areas.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who recently concluded his four-day India visit, was also positive about the trade pact. He said that the two sides would “wind up with a trade agreement” that is enduring and mutually beneficial.India, however, is cautious and wants the tariff situation in the US to fully unfold before it takes on firm commitments and seals the deal, sources said.Published on May 29, 2026