Sergio Gor, nominated by US President Donald Trump as ambassador to India, said on Thursday that Washington and New Delhi are not “apart” for tariffs. Gor spoke to hearing, where he and Trump’s fellow Republicans described warm bilateral ties despite recent tension.
In an unusual move, American Foreign Minister Marco Rubio appeared at the meeting to introduce Sergio Gora.
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Subsequent American administrations focused on India as a potential counterbalance to the ever -stronger China, but Trump’s trade war seriously tested this relationship.
Interviews about the lower tariffs of tariffs collapsed after India, the fifth largest economy in the world, resisted the opening of a huge agricultural and dairy industry. Bilateral trade is worth more than $ 190 billion each year.
Trump for the first time ordered another 25 percent tariffs on imports from India, then said that from August 27th it would double to 50 percent, as the sentence for increased purchases of Russian oil in Nový Dilli because Washington will end the war in Ukraine.
Here is what Gor, a close assistant Trump, who is the director of the White House presidential office, said the Committee for Foreign Relations of the Senate.
To the American tariffs
1- “We are not so far apart on the agreement on these tariffs. I think it will be resolved in the next few weeks,” Gor said.
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2- “The middle class of India is greater than the entire population of America. It is a huge economic opportunity for us,” Gor said.
“Our President has a deep friendship with Prime Minister Modim, which is unique. If you have noticed it when it goes on other nations, it tends to go to their leaders to take us into this position and the United States depositing these tariffs.
Will Donald Trump attend at the Quad Summit?
4- He asked if he would commit himself to seeking to meet the summit quad, which group India with Australia, Japan and the United States, will take place at the end of this year, Gor said. “Without committing to accurate data … The President is fully determined to continue meeting Quad and strengthen her.”
India is expected to host the November quadrilateral, with a more explicit focus on China’s security than before, but a person who is familiar with this matter, told Reuters this month that Trump had to plan a trip there.
5- “Although we could have our moment hiccups right now, we are on the way to solve it,” Gor said.
About India-USA relationships
6- “Our relationship with the Indian government, with Indian people, has been extending many for decades and is a much warmer relationship than with the Chinese,” Gor said.
What did Gor say about buying India to buy Russian oil?
Gor said that President Donald Trump explained that India had to stop “buying Russian oil”.
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The Indian middle class is larger than the entire population of America. It is a huge economic opportunity for us.
7- “Trump President explained that India had to stop buying Russian oil … India has been on our side on various Brics questions. Several countries in Brics have been pushing for years to move away from the US dollar. India was a stop.
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