Trump Says Trade Deal With India Nearing Finish Line

WASHINGTON, D.C.– US President Donald Trump stated that the United States is “pretty close” to signing a trade agreement with India.

The President made the remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of Sergio Gor, the next US ambassador to India.

“We are making a deal with India, much different deal than we had in the past…We’re getting a fair deal, just a fair-trade deal.

We’re getting close…I think we’re pretty close to doing a deal that’s good for everybody,” Trump said.

Trump highlighted his positive relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and termed India one of America’s most “important international relationships.”

He called India “a big deal,” home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, and the largest country in the world.

“I’m trusting Sergio to help strengthen one of our country’s most important international relationships, and that’s the strategic partnership with the Republic of India,” Trump noted, adding that he has a “fantastic relationship with Prime Minister Modi.”

The President further described India as an “amazing country” that is an “important economic and strategic security partner in the Indo-Pacific region,” citing its fastest-growing middle class.

Gor was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance. Senior members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, attended the ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House.

Vance also congratulated Gor, stating that he and President Trump “love” India.

“You’re going to be a great ambassador and a great representative to the country of India, which the President and I both love,” Vance added.

Gor thanked Trump for the nomination and vowed to enhance the relationship between the two nations.

“I’ve been at your side for many years, and I will continue to be there, and it’s just an incredible honor, and I look forward to enhancing the relationship between our two nations,” Gor emphasized.

Confirmed by a Senate vote in October, the 38-year-old Gor is the youngest US ambassador to India.

He is one of Trump’s closest aides and previously served as the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, where he was tasked with vetting more than 4,000 posts in the new administration. (IANS)

Photo: White House YouTube

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