Sergio Gor, nominated as the US ambassador to India, anticipates resolving trade and Russian oil penalty disputes with India within weeks. He emphasized India’s strategic importance and pledged to strengthen the US-India partnership by advancing defence cooperation, fair trade, energy security, and technology. Gor’s appointment highlights the significance of the US-India relationship. Post navigation ‘We are going to sort out with India’: US commerce secretary confident of trade deal; wants a stop on Russian oil purchase Currency watch: Rupee slips to record closing low of 88.35 vs US dollar; strong dollar index, crude gains add pressure