Sergio Gor ‘takes charge’ as U.S. Ambassador to India, says India to be invited to Pax Silica initiative

U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor took complaint successful Delhi, connected Monday (January 12, 2026). In a nationalist code earlier taking office, Mr. Gor thanked U.S. President Donald Trump, saying his ngo successful India is to fortify the ties betwixt the oldest and the largest democracies.

He besides said that Mr. Trump conveyed his champion wishes to “his friend” Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He said that India and the U.S. are actively discussing a commercialized woody and the archetypal telephone betwixt the negotiators volition beryllium made connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026).

Mr. Gor besides said that India volition beryllium invited to articulation arsenic a afloat subordinate of Pax Silica, a caller U.S.-led strategical inaugural aimed astatine securing planetary silicon and high-technology proviso chains.

The Ambassador’s statement, made to hundreds of U.S. Embassy staffers successful Delhi and Indian media was unconventional arsenic Mr. Gor has not yet presented his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu. According to diplomatic protocol, Ambassadors are expected to marque nationalist appearances lone aft the credentials are presented. According to sources, President Murmu volition judge the credentials aboriginal this week.