US Ambassador Sergio Gor on Tuesday said the partnership with India is vital to addressing global security challenges after holding “fruitful” talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. He said the two countries share many of the same goals and their engagement is continuing 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 de-escalating the India-Pakistan military clashes of May 2025 that drew sharp reaction from Indian officials.
Over the next few months, the US president repeatedly and publicly claimed that he had resolved the military conflict between the two neighbours and saved millions of lives as it was heading toward a full-scale war.
New Delhi stoutly maintained that the cessation of the hostilities was result of talks between India and Pakistan the US involvement had nothing to do with it.
Washington's new immigration policy and its decision to increase H1B visa fee also contributed to the slide in India-US ties.
However, both sides made efforts in the last few months to repair the ties and even moved forward to firm up the trade deal soon.
(With inputs from PTI)