US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor meets PM Modi

US Ambassador designate to India Sergio Gor today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi on Saturday, October 11,2025. Both discussed on defence cooperation, trade and critical minerals, and emphasised that President Donald Trump considers Modi a “great personal friend”. In fact, just before I left for New Delhi, they had an incredible phone call. That is something that will continue over the weeks and months ahead,” said Gor, according to a statement by the American embassy in India. Describing his meeting with Modi as “incredible”, Gor added: “We also discussed the importance of critical minerals and the importance of that to both our nations.” The discussion on critical minerals assumes significance against the backdrop of China imposing export restrictions on them. Trump, reacting to the curbs by Beijing, threatened a new 100% tariff rate on imports from China to the US from November 1 and indicated that he could call off a planned meeting with the Chinese president Xi Jinping next month. Modi said on social media he was “glad” to receive Gor and expressed confidence that “his tenure will further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership”. He shared a photograph of Gor gifting him a picture of Trump and Modi together, with the US president having signed it: “Mr Prime Minister, you are great!”.