THE US partnership with India is vital to addressing global security challenges, American Ambassador Sergio Gor said on Tuesday following “fruitful” talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Gor said both sides share many of the same goals and the engagement continues to grow. The US envoy’s meeting with Doval came a day after his talks with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. “Had a fruitful meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to discuss deepening US-India strategic cooperation,” Gor said on social media. “Our close partnership with India is vital to addressing global security challenges. The United States and India share many of the same goals and our engagement continues to grow,” he said. No details of the talks have been shared by the Indian side. Gor’s meeting with Misri and Doval came days after US Vice President JD Vance dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss expanding the India-US comprehensive global strategic ties -- especially in trade, defence, and energy security -- amid rising tensions in West Asia.

 

This surge in high-level diplomacy follows a recent mutual defence pact signed by Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, a move widely seen as a reflection of a new regional alignment. However, it is not immediately known whether the defence pact figured in the talks between India and the US. It is learnt that bolstering cooperation in defence, trade and critical minerals figured prominently in the meetings. Modi and US President Donald Trump, during their meeting in France in June, instructed their officials to work towards a balanced, mutually beneficial and commercially meaningful trade agreement at the earliest. The relations witnessed a major downturn after Washington imposed punitive tariffs on India last year and President Trump made assertions regarding his role in deescalating the India-Pakistan military clashes of May 2025 that drew sharp reaction from Indian officials.