13.01.2025, New Delhi.
The new US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, who has arrived in the country, is continuing the already familiar policy of polarizing statements in an attempt to force the Indian government to change its position, Rossa Primavera News Agency India Desk notes.
On January 12, immediately after arriving at the US Embassy in New Delhi and even before presenting his credentials, Gor addressed journalists. He called India the most important partner of the United States and stated that a trade agreement beneficial to both sides would soon be concluded.
Gor’s speech, both in content and tone, sharply contrasted with a recent statement by US President Donald Trump, who on January 4 said that if India does not stop purchasing Russian oil, Washington will soon raise tariffs on Indian goods even further.
Such a discrepancy in statements by US representatives is by no means an indication of a lack of coordination in Washington’s position or the existence of several different viewpoints on relations with India. On the contrary, the tactic that the United States is demonstrating toward India fits well within the contemporary style of the Trump administration.
Over the year of Trump’s second term, both the politician himself and his envoys have repeatedly shown that they are ready to make any statements, at times insulting, at times praising the addressee, while the position of the administration itself does not change in any way: in any situation, Washington’s goal is to exert maximum pressure on its counterpart in dialogue.
It appears that over this year New Delhi has managed to study this tactic well, and the Indian government, just as it does not give in to Trump’s threats, will also withstand the flattery of the new US ambassador. Therefore, one should not expect abrupt moves such as, for example, India abandoning Russian oil.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
