U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor announced an ambitious plan to grow US-India trade to $500 billion by 2030. The target was shared after a high-level strategy session with the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) India, representing major U.S. industrial interests in the country. The move signals an intensified push to expand investment, commerce, and economic cooperation.
Olly Robbins, the former head of the UK Foreign Office who has been fired, says he felt political pressure to approve Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington despite security concerns. He insisted the concerns were not connected to Mandelson’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, but he would not say why the government vetting agency flagged Mandelson as a potential security risk.
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