US President Donald Trump’s trusted aide, Sergio Gor, confirmed by the US Senate as Ambassador to India on Tuesday, has arrived in India at a time when India-US relations face their most serious crisis in two decades, triggered by Trump-imposed tariffs on New Delhi.

Gor will fill the vacancy in New Delhi since January, when US Ambassador Eric Garcetti was recalled after Trump assumed office in Washington DC.

Gor will not only serve as the US Ambassador to India but will also take on the role of Special Envoy for South and Central Asia — the first time these roles have been combined.

This dual role gives him a greatly expanded mandate, extending US authority in the region well beyond usual bilateral relations.

A veteran of Trump’s presidential campaigns, Gor is an ardent supporter of th

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