US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday (local time) has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the United States for the G20 Summit in December, while US President Donald Trump’s visit to India is expected
to take place next year.
While speaking to news agency ANI on the sidelines of the IX USISPF Leadership Summit 2026, the US envoy said that Washington would be “happy” to welcome Prime Minister Modi again, recalling that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had extended an invitation to the Prime Minister during his visit to India earlier this year.
“Secretary Marco Rubio invited PM Modi while visiting him. We would love to have him back here. And I know he’s coming in December for the G20,” Gor said.
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On Trump’s proposed visit to India, Gor said that the trip is being worked out and is likely to take place after the US midterm elections.
“It’s not any time during the midterms. It has to be somewhere next year. When the Prime Minister met him in France, the Indian side brought it up that he has been invited. We would love to make that happen sooner rather than later,” he said.
The US envoy also expressed optimism over the ongoing negotiations for an interim India-US trade agreement, saying both sides were “getting close” to finalising the deal.
“Ambassador Greer has the President’s full confidence, and so we are getting close to finalising that. But these things are complex legal things, and this is not one page. We have thousands of items between our two nations that we are working on. And so the fact that we’ve gone so far, that is a great sign for the relationship, and I am hopeful that we will be able to wrap this up sooner rather than later,” Gor said.
Highlighting the growing strategic partnership between the two countries, Gor said trade and investment ties continued to strengthen, with businesses from both nations expanding cooperation.
He also underscored the importance of institutionalising regular Quad ministerial meetings and deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, saying the four-member grouping aims to build on existing maritime and regional security initiatives. He further said that Trump remains closely engaged on bilateral ties and stressed the importance of institutionalising regular Quad ministerial meetings.
During his visit ot India in May, Rubio extended an invite on behalf of Trump for PM Modi to visit the White House in the near future.
The 2026 G20 Miami Summit is scheduled to take place from December 14-15 at the Trump National Doral Miami resort in Doral, Florida. This 21st meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) will mark the first time the United States has hosted the leaders’ summit since 2009.
(With inputs from agencies)
